"Love on Arrival"
Single by Dan Seals
from the album On Arrival
B-side "Those"[1]
Released January 1990
Recorded August 1989
Genre Country
Length 3:51
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Dan Seals
Producer Kyle Lehning
Dan Seals singles chronology
"They Rage On"
(1989)
"Love on Arrival"
(1990)
"Good Times"
(1990)

"Love on Arrival" is a song recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals. The lead-off single to his 1990 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 [link]

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 [link]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References [link]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ "Dan Seals > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1804/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
Preceded by
"Five Minutes"
by Lorrie Morgan
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single

April 21-May 5, 1990
Succeeded by
"Help Me Hold On"
by Travis Tritt
Preceded by
"Not Counting You"
by Garth Brooks
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

April 28, 1990
Succeeded by
"Stranger Things Have Happened"
by Ronnie Milsap

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On Arrival

On Arrival is the eighth studio album released by country music artist Dan Seals. The album reached #13 on the Top Country Albums chart. "Love on Arrival" and "Good Times" were the first two singles which both reached #1 while the last two singles, "Bordertown" and "Water Under the Bridge" only reached #49 and #57, respectively. "Good Times", which was his last #1 single and last Top 40 hit, was originally performed by Sam Cooke. "Made for Lovin' You" was also recorded by Clinton Gregory on his 1990 debut album Music 'n Me, and would later be a Top Ten hit for Doug Stone who released it from his 1992 album From the Heart.

Track listing

  • "Good Times" (Sam Cooke) - 3:34
  • "Made for Lovin' You" (Curly Putman, Sonny Throckmorton) - 2:50
  • "She Flew the Coupe" (Roger D. Ferris) - 4:17
  • "Wood" (Dan Seals) - 4:14
  • "Bordertown" (Bob McDill, Seals) - 3:57
  • "Water Under the Bridge" (Bruce Burch, J.P. McMeans) - 3:08
  • "Love on Arrival" (Seals) - 3:51
  • "A Heart in Search of Love" (Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke) - 3:38
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Love On Arrival

    by: Dan Seals

    I just had to call you babe I got your letter and I understood almost every line
    You said TLC is what you miss from me, you want back in my arms PDQ
    Ooh I love this game them three letters by your name LOA what does that say?
    She said oh baby it's so simple, did not mean to make it hard to understand
    I've been gone so long I want you to know I miss my man oh yes I do
    And that message for you tells you what I'm gonna do when I get home oh yeah
    LOA (love on arrival) for you (love on arrival) LOA is what I'm gonna give to you
    I've been counting the days I've been lonely I've been blue
    (Love on arrival) for you (love on arrival)
    And now after all this time I got nothing on my mind but LOA (love on arrival) for you
    I said oh baby I do love you and I'm always amazed the way you be too
    And I TGIF thank god I found you when I did yes I do
    Them three letters by your name I'll just give you just the same
    When you get home oh yes I will
    LOA (love on arrival) for you (love on arrival) LOA is what I'm gonna give to you
    I've been counting the days I've been lonely I've been blue
    (Love on arrival) for you (love on arrival)
    And now after all this time I got nothing on my mind but LOA (love on arrival) for you
    I don't need no confirmation I got it right here in my hand
    I don't need no more translation you done spelled it out in words that I can understand
    LOA oh, oh, oh, oh, oh LOA
    LOA (love on arrival) for you (love on arrival) LOA is what I'm gonna give to you
    I've been counting the days I've been lonely I've been blue
    (Love on arrival) for you (love on arrival)
    And now after all this time I got nothing on my mind but LOA (love on arrival) for you




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