The Love Song (Jeff Bates song)
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| "The Love Song" | ||||
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| Single by Jeff Bates | ||||
| from the album Rainbow Man | ||||
| Released | December 16, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Bates Kenny Beard Casey Beathard | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Beard, Scott Hendricks | |||
| Jeff Bates singles chronology | ||||
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"The Love Song" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jeff Bates. It was released in December 2002 as the lead single from his debut album Rainbow Man, released on RCA Nashville. The song was also Bates' highest-charting single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, reaching a peak of #8. Bates wrote this song with Kenny Beard and Casey Beathard.
The song is a mid-tempo ballad accompanied by piano and a string section, with electric guitar solos preceding the second verse and bridge. In it, the male narrator recalls various instances in his life where love was involved. These include being held by his mother as a young child, playing baseball with his father, meeting his girlfriend next door, marrying her and finally, seeing the birth of their child.