I Want to Be Loved Like That

"I Want to Be Loved Like That" is a song written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and Bill LaBounty, and recorded by American country music band Shenandoah. It was released in September 1993 as the second single from the album Under the Kudzu. The song spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, reaching a peak of number 3. It also went to number 2 on Gavin Report and number 1 on Radio & Records.[2] The song also peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks charts dated January 24, 1994.[3]

"I Want to Be Loved Like That"
Single by Shenandoah
from the album Under the Kudzu
B-side"Just Say the Word"[1]
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1993
GenreCountry
Length3:43
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, Bill LaBounty
Producer(s)Don Cook
Shenandoah singles chronology
"Janie Baker's Love Slave"
(1993)		 "I Want to Be Loved Like That"
(1993)		 "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)"
(1994)

Content

In this ballad, the narrator gives examples of relationships like Natalie Wood and James Dean, and his mother and father, then states he wants to be loved with the same affection they had for each other.

Chart performance

"I Want to Be Loved Like That" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 9, 1993.

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts
Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 82
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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 378. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. Stambler, Irwin; Grelun Landon (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. pp. 435–436. ISBN 0-312-26487-9.
  3. "Country Tracks". RPM. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2366." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 24, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  5. "Shenandoah Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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