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Love Story (Jethro Tull song)

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B-side
  
"Christmas Song"

Genre
  
Blues rock, folk rock

Writer(s)
  
Ian Anderson

Released
  
December 1968

Length
  
3:02

Label
  
Island Records WIP 6048 Fontana Records Reprise Records

"Love Story" is the title of the third single by the British progressive rock group Jethro Tull. It was released in December 1968. It reached No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1969, spending eight weeks on that chart.

The original UK single was released in December 1968 with the B-side "Christmas Song". In the U.S., "Love Story" was released in March 1969, with "A Song for Jeffrey" on the B-side. "Love Story" and "Christmas Song" did not appear on an album until the 1972 compilation Living in the Past, but "A Song for Jeffrey" did appear on the band's first album, This Was (1968).

Personnel

Jethro Tull
  • Ian Anderson – flute, mandolin, lead vocals
  • Mick Abrahams – wah-wah guitar
  • Glenn Cornick – bass guitar
  • Clive Bunker – drums
  • Additional personnel
  • Terry Ellis - producer
  • References

    Love Story (Jethro Tull song) Wikipedia