Love Like a Man
1970 single by Ten Years After
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"Love Like a Man" is a song and hit single by British blues rock group Ten Years After, first released in 1970 and taken from their album Cricklewood Green.
| "Love Like a Man" | ||||
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| Single by Ten Years After | ||||
| from the album Cricklewood Green | ||||
| B-side | "Love Like a Man" (live version) | |||
| Released | 22 May 1970 (UK) [1] | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Deram | |||
| Songwriter | Alvin Lee | |||
| Producer | Ten Years After | |||
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Singles chart success
The single is the group's only hit in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Written by the group's lead vocalist Alvin Lee and produced by the group,[3] it was the band's fourth single. The song entered the UK chart at number 48 in June 1970 and reached number 10 in August, finally leaving the chart in October 1970.[4] In the US, it reached number 98 in the Billboard Hot 100.[5] In Canada, it reached number 56.[6]
Unusually, the A-side of this single is to be played at 45 rpm whilst the B-side is to be played at 33⅓ RPM.[3] The B-side is a live version of the song recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore East and runs at 7:56 in marked contrast to the A-side's shorter, 3:05.[7] Earlier versions of the disc carried no mention that the B-side is 'live' only an overprint in black ink on the paper label that the playing speed is 33⅓ RPM.[3]
