Single:
Because I Love You entered the Australian singles chart* on 18 January 1971 and peaked at #15. A re-recording in 1988 entered the Australian singles chart* on 17 October 1988 and peaked at #22.
Albums:
The song is on Choice Cuts which entered the Australian albums chart* on 14 June 1971 and peaked at #10. The 1988 version of the song was on Do What You Wanna Do which entered the Australian albums chart* on 28 November 1988 and peaked at #70.
Songwriters:
Doug Ford, Jim Keays
Producer:
1971: Jeff Jarratt
1988: Peter Blyton
Record label of Australian release:
1971: Columbia
1988: Virgin
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
ORIGINAL 1971 VERSION
1988 RE-RECORDED VERSION
TELEVISION CLIP, 1971
Wikipedia:
The group recorded tracks for their album Choice Cuts at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. They brought in outside musicians to augment some tracks, and made use of Paul McCartney’s white grand piano on a few cuts, including Because I Love You.
The entire LP was recorded, mixed and mastered within a month and the band was thrilled with the results. The choice of the first single was Because I Love You, a song of love, separation and independence. It became a popular and enduring recording.
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Lyrics:
It′s because I love you
Not because we’re far apart
It′s because I love you
And because you’re near my heart
It’s because I miss you
Oh, how long it seems to be
It′s because I miss you
Thoughts of you come back to me
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