Crazy Love (Allman Brothers song)

"Crazy Love"
Single by The Allman Brothers Band
from the album Enlightened Rogues
B-side"Just Ain't Easy"
ReleasedMarch 1979 (1979-03)
RecordedDecember 1978–January 1979
Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Allman Brothers Band singles chronology
"Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John"
(1975) 		"Crazy Love"
(1979) 		"Can't Take It with You"
(1979)

"Crazy Love" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the lead single from their sixth studio album, Enlightened Rogues (1979), released on Capricorn Records.

The song was their second-biggest hit (after "Ramblin' Man") on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 29 in 1979.

Background

"Crazy Love" is "an uptempo rocker built around vigorous slide-guitar solos". It features background vocals from singer Bonnie Bramlett.[1]

Reception

Cash Box said it has "winding guitar lines, muscular beat and rough and ready lead and backing vocals".[2]

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 29

Notes

References

  1. ^ John Swenson (May 31, 1979). "Enlightened Rogues: Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 24, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ "The Allman Brothers Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

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