Sweet, Sweet Love

{{Infobox song | name = Sweet, Sweet Love | cover = Sweet,_Sweet_Love_-_Russell_Morris.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Russell Morris | album = Bloodstone | B-side = Jail Jonah's Daughter | released = June 1971 | recorded = Channel 9's TCS Studios | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop rock | length = 4:19 | label = His Master's Voice (Australia) <br/> Columbia Records (New Zealand) | writer = Russell Morris | producer = Howard Gable | prev_title = Mr America | prev_year = 1970 | next_title = Live with Friends | next_year = 1972 }} "'''Sweet, Sweet Love'''" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Russell Morris and produced by Howard Gable. It was released as the lead single from his debut album ''Bloodstone''. It peaked at number 7 on the Australian Go-Set chart in July 1971; this becoming Morris' fourth top ten single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/Artists/morris.htm|title=RUSSELL MORRIS |publisher=www.milesago.com|accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref>

In a performance of the song in 2007, Morris said he originally wrote the song for John Farnham who turned the song down saying 'it takes too long to get to the chorus'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7hrBKPS79o|title=Russell Morris "Sweet Sweet Love" in 2007|publisher=YouTube|date=2008|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref>

"Sweet Sweet Love" is made up of two songs, inspired by a photo of his then-wife which he stuck up on the wall in bedsit in London while trying for UK success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianroadcrew.com.au/russell-morris/|title=Russell Morris|website=Australian RoadCrew|date=15 June 1982 |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>

==Music and review== The song is set in the key of Dm <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-chords.com/chords/russell-morris/sweet-sweet-love|title=Russell Morris "Sweet Sweet Love" e chords|publisher=e-chords|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>

Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane said; ""Sweet, Sweet Love" is just a great pop ballad with a terrific arrangement. It starts out in a gentle, minor key way and then about halfway through the pay off comes when Morris changes key, ups the tempo and the whole thing just takes off – as good a pop song as any in 1971."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://addictedtonoise.com.au/russell-morris-bloodstone-1971-a-slice-of-aussie-rock-history/|title=A Slice of Oz Rock History: Russell Morris – Bloodstone (1971)|publisher=Addicted to Noise|date=16 September 2013 |accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>

==Track listing== ; 7" Single *Side A "Sweet, Sweet Love" - 4:19 *Side B "Jail Jonah's Daughter" - 2:56

==Charts== "Sweet, Sweet Love" was released in June 1971, before peaking at number 9 for the week commencing 14 August 1971.

===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"| Chart (1971) !scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- !scope="row"| Australian Artist Go-Set Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1971/19710814.html|title=TOP SINGLES FOR w/c 14 August 1971|publisher=Pop Archives |date= 14 August 1971|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 9 |- !scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |authorlink= David Kent (historian) |title= Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |year= 1993 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand (''Listener'')<ref>[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=797#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 11 October 1971]</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"| Chart (1971) !scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| Australian Go-Set Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1971/top1971.html |title=TOP SINGLES FOR 1971|publisher=Pop Archives |date= 1972 |accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 33 |- !scope="row"| Australian Artist Go-Set Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1971/top1971.html |title=TOP SINGLES FOR 1971|publisher=Pop Archives |date= 1972 |accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 9 |- !scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |authorlink= David Kent (historian) |title= Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |year= 1993 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|41 |- |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:1971 singles Category:1971 songs Category:Russell Morris songs Category:EMI Records singles Category:Songs written by Russell Morris