"Young Love" is a popular song, written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner,[1] and published in 1956.
[3] The song became a hit several times over the years with three near-simultaneous versions released by Sonny James, Tab Hunter, and the Crew-Cuts in 1957,[1] and was later covered with hit versions by Lesley Gore in 1965 and Donny Osmond in 1973.
The recordings by James, Hunter and Osmond were all number-one hits: James's on the country and radio airplay charts, Hunter's on the Billboard Hot 100, and Osmond's on the UK Singles Chart.
1 hit for nine weeks, and remained the longest-reigning of James's 23 chart-topping songs on the chart.
[4] The vocal backing was provided by Harlan Powell, one of James's band members at the time, Gordon Stoker and one other individual.
In 1971, 14 years after the original, James re-recorded that song in a faster-tempoed, horn-heavy rendition as "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" (the original slower-tempoed song featured an electric guitar solo); the newly recorded, re-titled version was released as a single and reached No.
In the book Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, James' version of this song is mentioned to have been frequently played on the radio at the Spahn Ranch.
[5] In 2020, this version was featured in the Netflix psychological thriller film, The Devil All the Time.
The song was Lesley Gore's biggest commercial success for 1966, and she would not have another chart hit until February 1967 with "California Nights".
position In 1973, the song was revived by American teen idol Donny Osmond on MGM Records.
The Mike Curb and Don Costa produced version became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching No.