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"'''Love Story'''" is the third [[single (music)|single]] by British [[progressive rock]] [[musical ensemble|group]] [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]. It was released in late November 1968.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
"'''Love Story'''" is the third [[single (music)|single]] by British [[rock music|rock]] [[musical ensemble|group]] [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]]. It was released in late November 1968.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
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The original UK single was released on 29 November 1968 with the B-side "Christmas Song".<ref name="Jethro Tull-Love Story"/> In the [[United States|U.S.]], "Love Story" was released on 12 February 1969,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jethro Tull-Love StoryUS |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jethro-Tull-Love-Story/release/3888812 |website=Discogs |accessdate=9 November 2020}}</ref> with "[[A Song for Jeffrey]]" on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> "Love Story" and "Christmas Song" did not appear on an album until the 1972 compilation ''[[Living in the Past (album)|Living in the Past]]'', but "A Song for Jeffrey" did appear on the band's first album, ''[[This Was]]'' (1968).
The original UK single was released on 29 November 1968 with the B-side "Christmas Song".<ref name="Jethro Tull-Love Story"/> In the [[United States|U.S.]], "Love Story" was released on 12 February 1969,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jethro Tull-Love StoryUS |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jethro-Tull-Love-Story/release/3888812 |website=Discogs |date=12 February 1969 |accessdate=9 November 2020}}</ref> with "[[A Song for Jeffrey]]" on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> ''[[Record World]]'' said that the band "[lays] down a hard beat."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Record World|date=March 1, 1969|page=8|accessdate=2023-05-09|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/69/RW-1969-03-01.pdf}}</ref> "Love Story" and "Christmas Song" did not appear on an album until the 1972 compilation ''[[Living in the Past (album)|Living in the Past]]'', but "A Song for Jeffrey" did appear on the band's first album, ''[[This Was]]'' (1968).


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

Latest revision as of 12:39, 28 April 2024

"Love Story"
Picture sleeve (Fontana, Germany)
Single by Jethro Tull
B-side"Christmas Song"
Released29 November 1968[1][2]
Recorded30 October 1968[3]
StudioMorgan Studios, London, UK[3]
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length3:02
LabelIsland WIP 6048[4] Fontana
Reprise
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)Ian Anderson, Terry Ellis
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"A Song for Jeffrey"
(1968) 		"Love Story"
(1968) 		"Living in the Past"
(1969)

"Love Story" is the third single by British rock group Jethro Tull. It was released in late November 1968.[4] It reached No. 29 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1969, spending eight weeks on that chart.[5]

The original UK single was released on 29 November 1968 with the B-side "Christmas Song".[2] In the U.S., "Love Story" was released on 12 February 1969,[6] with "A Song for Jeffrey" on the B-side.[4] Record World said that the band "[lays] down a hard beat."[7] "Love Story" and "Christmas Song" did not appear on an album until the 1972 compilation Living in the Past, but "A Song for Jeffrey" did appear on the band's first album, This Was (1968).

Personnel

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Jethro Tull
Additional personnel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Love Story". 45cat.com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jethro Tull-Love Story". Discogs. 29 November 1968. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "This Was (50th Anniversary Book Edition)". leespeaksoutaboutmusic. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 504–506. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 162. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ "Jethro Tull-Love StoryUS". Discogs. 12 February 1969. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Record World. March 1, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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