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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Part of Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare, also All American Boy, Shame on Me and Brooklyn Bridge
Written by Lance Guynes, also Keeper of the Key (Carl Perkins) and Don’t Do Like I Done Son
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bobby Bare wrote 36 songs on fono
Bobby Bare’s most frequent co-writer is Billy Joe Shaver (4 songs together)
Bobby Bare first appears on fono in 1958, 5 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Bobby Bare and Lance Guynes
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Bobby Bare and Lance Guynes
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Lance Guynes
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare
Same writer: Lance Guynes
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare
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1MusicBrainz Book of Love was written by Bobby Bare
2MusicBrainz Book of Love was written by Lance Guynes
Book of Love was written by Lance Guynes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Book of Love is part of the release Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare
Book of Love is part of the release Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Book of Love
RCA Victor is the label of the song Book of Love
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Book of Love was released on 1963-08