Love on Arrival

"Love on Arrival"
Single by Dan Seals
from the album On Arrival
B-side"Those"[1]
ReleasedJanuary 1990
RecordedAugust 1989
GenreCountry
Length3:51
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Dan Seals
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Dan Seals singles chronology
"They Rage On"
(1989) 		"Love on Arrival"
(1990) 		"Good Times"
(1990)

"Love on Arrival" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was released in January 1990 as the lead-off single from his album On Arrival. The song spent three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart that April, making it the longest-running chart-topper of his career.[2]

Content

A 1950s-style rock 'n' roll tune with a prominent saxophone, the singer and his girlfriend communicate using common abbreviations, such as PDQ, TGIF (although here, it means "Thank God I found" you) and TLC. The other abbreviation is "LOA," which is short for the title lyric ("love on arrival"), which the girlfriend promises to her long-absent beau once he arrives home.

Chart positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 56
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 12

Cover Versions

Bluegrass group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver covered the song on their 2011 album, Drive Time.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Dan Seals > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9039." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.