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Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love

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"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love"
Song
B-side"I Just Sing"

"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" is a 1983 single written by Lewis Anderson and recorded by B.J. Thomas. It was his biggest hit in over five years. "Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love" was the second of three number ones on the country chart. It was his first number one since, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" eight years before. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1] The song was Thomas' final entry on the pop chart, reaching #93.

The song was a top 20 pop hit in the UK for Daniel O'Donnell in the 1990s.

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 93
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 13

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 343.
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

May 14, 1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

May 7, 1983
Succeeded by
"Jose Cuervo"
by Shelly West
Preceded by
"Jose Cuervo"
by Shelly West
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

May 21, 1983
Succeeded by
"Common Man"
by John Conlee