Love on Arrival

"Love on Arrival" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was released in January 1990 as the lead-off single from his 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]

"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
Songwriter(s)	Dan Seals
Producer(s)	Kyle Lehning
Dan Seals singles chronology
"They Rage On" (1989) "Love on Arrival" (1990) "Good Times" (1990)

Content

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

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	56
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	12

Cover Versions

Bluegrass group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver covered the song on their 2011 album, Drive Time.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. "Dan Seals > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9039." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
4. "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
6. "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.