Released February 27, 1995 Genre Country Label Atlantic | Format CD Single Length 3:55 | |
Writer(s) Steve Diamond
Maribeth Derry
Jennifer Kimball | ||
"I Can Love You Like That" is a song written by Steve Diamond, Jennifer Kimball and Maribeth Derry, and recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from his self-titled CD. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.
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Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1995. The video is mostly showing a wedding going on with John Michael Montgomery singing.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 59 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated March 4, 1995. It charted for twenty weeks and went to Number One on the chart dated April 22, 1995, and stayed there for one week before being replaced by Brooks & Dunn's "Little Miss Honky Tonk" the next week. However, it did go back to Number One on the chart dated May 6, 1995, where it stayed for two more weeks
All-4-One version
R&B quartet, All-4-One, covered the song later in 1995, and their version reached a peak of number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It sold 600,000 copies domestically and was certified gold by the RIAA. Despite a live performance on the BBC's long-running music programme Top of the Pops, it only peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's last Top 40 entry to date.
Track listing
- "I Can Love You Like That" (Edit) - 3:51
- "All-4-1" (Non-LP Bonus Track) - 5:24
- "I Can Love You Like That" (LP Version) - 4:23