After Loving You
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"After Loving You" is a song written by Eddie Miller. It was originally recorded and released as a single by Eddy Arnold in 1962. His version was a top ten single on the US country songs chart that year. It was then recorded and released as a single by Della Reese in 1965. Her version was a top 40 US adult contemporary song the same year. In 1969, Elvis Presley recorded the track for an album.
Charts
| "After Loving You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Eddy Arnold | ||||
| from the album Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue | ||||
| B-side | "How You Keep from Cryin'" | |||
| Released | June 1962 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 2:06 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter | Eddie Miller | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
| Eddy Arnold singles chronology | ||||
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| "After Loving You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Della Reese | ||||
| from the album C'mon and Hear Della Reese! | ||||
| B-side | "How You Keep from Cryin'" | |||
| Released | July 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | ABC–Paramount Records | |||
| Songwriter | Eddie Miller | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Della Reese singles chronology | ||||
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Eddie Miller had gained success composing songs, including writing "Don't Let the Rain Come Down" for The Serendipity Singers. Among the tunes he composed was a song called "After Loving You",[3] which was first recorded by Eddy Arnold[4] was produced by Chet Atkins. It was released as a single by the RCA Victor label in June 1962. It served as the B-side to "A Little Heartache".[5] The B-side was a top ten single on the US Hot Country Songs chart, rising to number seven in 1962.[6] It also reached the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 12.[7] It later was released on Arnold's 1964 studio album titled Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue.[8] The song was then recorded by American singer Della Reese and released as the A-side to a single in June 1965 by ABC–Paramount Records.[9] Reese's version rose to number 95 on the US Hot 100[10] and number 21 on the US adult contemporary chart in 1965.[11] It appeared on her 1965 studio album C'mon and Hear Della Reese!.[12]
Eddy Arnold version
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] | 12 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 7 |
Della Reese version
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)[10] | 95 |
