That's Why I Love You Like I Do

Infobox Single
Name = You're the Reason I'm In Love


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Artist = Sonny James
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A-side = "Young Love"
B-side = "You're the Reason I'm In Love"
Released = 1956
Format = single
Recorded = 1956
Genre = Country
Length = 1:56
Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Jack Morrow
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Last single =
This single =
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Infobox Single
Name = That's Why I Love You Like I Do


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Sonny James
from Album = That's Why I Love You Like I Do
Released = April 1972
Format = single
Recorded = 1971
Genre = Country
Length = 2:44
Label = Capitol Records
Writer = Jack Morrow
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =

#1 Billboard Hot Country Singles

Last single = "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
(1972)
This single = "That's Why I Love You Like I Do"
(1972)
Next single = "When the Snow is on the Roses"
(1972)
Misc =

"That's Why I Love You Like I Do" is a song country music song originally made famous by Sonny James.

The song had two runs of popularity for James, one in 1956 and the other in 1972, each under a different title and with a distinctive arrangement.

History

1956 version

James' original version was recorded in 1956 as "You're the Reason I'm In Love," for the beginning line of the refrain. An electric guitar-heavy, slow-tempoed song, "You're the Reason ..." was the B-side to the better-known "Young Love" (James' first major hit). While "Young Love" went on to be a massive country and pop hit, "You're the Reason ..." concurrently fared well on country radio, reaching No. 6 of the "Billboard magazine" Most Played C&W by Jockeys chart in early 1957.

1972 version

In late 1971, James was about to wrap up a successful stay at Capitol Records, a run that had seen him score 16 consecutive No. 1 songs in as many single releases. In March 1972, his cover of Gene Pitney's "Only Love Can Break a Heart" stopped at No. 2 (held out by labelmate Freddie Hart's "My Hangup is You"), the first James song that failed to reach the top of "Billboard's" Hot Country Singles chart since 1967.

James, meanwhile, had re-recorded "You're the Reason ..." in a faster-tempoed rendition, complete with a horn section. The new version was retitled "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" (for the last line in the refrain), and was released in April. By mid-June, James had returned to the top of the "Billboard" country chart.

The song became James' 22nd No. 1 hit; had "Only Love Can Break a Heart" reached the top, "That's Why I Love You ..." would have been his 18th straight No. 1 song. It was also James' final No. 1 hit — and major hit — for Capitol Records; during 1972, he signed a contract with Columbia Records, where he had two more No. 1 hits (including the follow-up, "When the Snow is on the Roses") and several more Top 10 hits.

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References

* [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:1770363 All Music Guide] — "You're the Reason I'm in Love"
* [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:jbfrxqealdde All Music Guide] — "That's Why I Love You Like I Do"
*Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.