When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Pleasure and Pain
B-side	"Knowing She's There"
Released	April 1979
Genre	Rock
Length	5:12
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Even Stevens
Producer(s)	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
"All the Time in the World" (1979) "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979) "Better Love Next Time" (1979)

"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" is a popular single by Dr. Hook. It was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama.^[1][2]

Written by Even Stevens, who followed producer Ron Haffkine into the studio bathroom to pitch him the song. When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman first appeared on the band's 1978 album Pleasure and Pain. Riding the disco wave in 1979 it belatedly became an international hit, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100^[3] singles chart in the USA and doing even better in the UK where it spent three weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart in November 1979.^[4] The song was subsequently added to the band's 1979 album Sometimes You Win. It features background vocals by three female singers.

The song also featured throughout the 2005 Rockstar game The Warriors.

The song was covered by country music artist Conway Twitty in 1990 on his album Crazy In Love.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts Chart (1979) Peak position Australia (KMR) 20 Austrian Top 40 14 Belgian VRT Top 30 2 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 7 Canadian RPM Country Singles 22 Canadian RPM Top Singles 4 Dutch Top 40 2 Euro Hit 50 7 German Media Control 8 Irish Singles 1 New Zealand Singles 2 Spanish Singles 11 UK[5] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 5 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 68

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Rank Belgian VRT Top 30 24 Canadian RPM Top Singles 23 Dutch Top 40 14 German Media Control Charts 28 New Zealand [6] 17 UK [5] 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] 13

References

1. "Dr. Hook". Classicbands.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
2. "Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Biography". Sing365.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
3. "The Hot 100 : July 28, 1979 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 1979-07-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. "Top 100 1979 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
6. "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
7. "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.