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and Maribeth Derry, and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from his self-titled CD. The song reached the top of the ''

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(now

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) chart.

Music video

The accompanying

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was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1995. The video features a wedding, with John Michael Montgomery singing.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 59 on the

chart dated March 4, 1995. It charted for twenty weeks and went to Number One on the chart dated April 22, 1995, and stayed there for one week before being replaced by Brooks & Dunn's "Little Miss Honky Tonk" the next week. However, it did go back to Number One on the chart dated May 6, 1995, where it stayed for two more weeks.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-4-One version

Two months after Montgomery's version hit number one, American male R&B and

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released their version, and it reached a peak of number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1995. It was produced by

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, selling 600,000 copies domestically and being

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by the

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. Despite a live performance on the BBC's long-running music programme ''

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'', it only peaked at number 33 on the

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, becoming the band's last top 40 entry there.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "All-4-One had one of the biggest hits of last year with the chart-topping "

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". The first single from their forthcoming ''

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'' album continues the remarkably middle-of-the-road sound they put forth last year. As a result, similar chart success is likely. Though appeal of the same magnitude might be harder to achieve. Simple and Wonder Bread white, “I Can Love You Like That” is a huge

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Track listing

* CD single – Europe (1995) # "I Can Love You Like That" (Edit) – 3:51 # "All-4-1" (Non-LP Bonus Track) – 5:24 # "I Can Love You Like That" (LP Version) – 4:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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