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bub 105 Tanya Tucker – Here’s Some Love December 4, 2007
Original Release: September 1976
MCA Records #2213

The fall of 1976 saw our girl with her second album of the year – yeah she’s that good. Here’s Some Love uses the same pop country formula of Lovin’ & Learnin’ particularly on the first single, the title track which hit #1 on the country while also crossing over to the pop charts. Of her string of poppier singles around this time, “Here’s Some Love” is probably my all time favorite. A simple little love song with some breezy arrangements country enough to be played on C&W radio while poppy enough to be played next to anything Olivia Newton-John may have released in 1976.

The pop really pops on my all time favorite song on the album “Short Cut.” Tanya is absolutely super cool in this strange little gem of 1976 fun. I mean, there’s even a frickin’ piccolo solo! The song was released as a promo single but never did anything chart wise but it always makes me happy when I hear it, and I know it will bring you some happiness as well. It really is one of her more overlooked songs.

The rest of Here’s Some Love brings more country including “Round And Round The Bottle” full of twang and lyrically about an alcoholic father, “The Gospel Singer” is old school Tanya singing about some small town where they anxiously await the arrival of the gospel singer only to find out the guy is a drunk cheating liar so they hang him! I know pure gothic drama; it’s a heap of fun! The song is driven with a chugging guitar, piano, and a full on choir singing “Hallelujah!” - I frickin’ love it.

“Gonna Love You Anyway” is catchy as all hell but unfortunately I hate the lyrics. Instead of the fire and brimstone Tanya we get a song about a woman who catches her man cheating but she’s fine with it, in fact in the repeated bridge she takes full blame for his swaying ways saying she must’ve done something to make him go to another woman. But I sing along with it every time – cause well like I said it’s catchy as all hell.

As is “Holding On” a great little pseudo ballad with a catchy guitar riff and Tanya doing a sweet little voice. The song was written by Rafe Van Hoy who would be a songwriter Tanya would incorporate on many albums to come.

“I Use The Soap” is another catchy song full of la la la’s and of course a bit of heartache as the lyrics say, “I use the soap to wash the dirt from my face/ I write with a pencil so I can erase/ but what’s there to do when someone’s taken my place with you?”

“Comin' Home Alone” is a Dave Loggins composed song that is filled with fun imagery and perfect balladry from our girl – all about a woman living alone and spending her time with her TV Guide while her man is away at school, but she will never mind coming home alone as long as she knows she’s coming home to love.

The same theme comes up in “Take Me To Heaven” as our girl reflects her man who is oceans apart from her. Using strings and a very subtle arrangement, our girl sweetly sings, “take me to heaven tonight my love/ but tomorrow please take me with you.”

Full on country fronts “You Just Loved The Leaving Out Of Me” – a song that could be an Olivia song but it’s Tanya’s full voice that brings this one up a notch or two – she has that growl and that softness all in one little song. It’s a fun little trip.

Sometime in 1976 Tanya decided to record a catchy little song called “Hello Mr. Sunshine” and then release it as a single only in Japan. I’m not sure why this happened but I do know on the cover of the 7” is a strange looking man who may have had some kind of variety show in Japan??? UPDATE: I just learned the man is Peter Fonda and they did Sanka commercials in Japan - so perhaps this song was the commercial jingle..

Other than that, I really have no idea how this came about but the fact is she did it, and so we have included it on the Bubbatunes version of Here’s Some Love as one of those rare and faboo things known as a bonus track.

As a whole album Here’s Some Love isn’t quite as consistent as Lovin’ And Learnin’ nor is it as great as our next album Ridin’ Rainbows, but there are certainly some really good moments to be found.

Tanya Tucker – Here’s Some Love (bub105)
Track List:
01. Here’s Some Love 02. Round And Round The Bottle 03. Comin’ Home Alone 04. Gonna Love You Anyway 05. Holding On 06. You Just Loved The Leavin’ Out Of Me 07. The Gospel Singer 08. Take Me To Heaven 09. Short Cut 10. I Use The Soap
Bonus Track
11. Hello Mr. Sunshine

Here are a few of our highlights from Here’s Some Love
Tanya Tucker – Short Cut
Tanya Tucker – The Gospel Singer
Tanya Tucker – Hello Mr. Sunshine

or download the entire album with artwork:

DOWNLOAD TANYA TUCKER - HERE'S SOME LOVE

And join us tomorrow on our sixth day in the 11 Days Of Tanya Tucker when we talk about one of my all time favorite Tanya albums.