"The Glory of Love" | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Benny Goodman | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||
Format | 78 rpm vinyl | |||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Pop | |||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Billy Hill | |||||||||||||||||||
|
"The Glory of Love" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Otis Redding | ||||
from the album The Dock of the Bay | ||||
B-side | "I'm Coming Home" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Format | 7" vinyl | |||
Recorded | December, 1967 | |||
Genre | Soul, Pop | |||
Length | 2:38 | |||
Label |
Volt S419 |
|||
Writer(s) | Billy Hill | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Cropper | |||
Otis Redding singles chronology | ||||
|
"The Glory of Love" is a song written by Billy Hill, recorded by Benny Goodman in 1936, whose version was a number one pop hit. In 1951, R&B vocal group, The Five Keys, had their biggest R&B hit with their version of the song, hitting number one on the R&B chart for four non-consecutive weeks. Although The Five keys recording sold a reported million copies pressed recordings are very rare.
In 1967, Otis Redding recorded a cover version for his 1968 album, The Dock of the Bay. Redding's cover became a top 20 hit and reached number nineteen on the Billboard R&B Songs chart and number sixty on the Billboard Hot 100.