"Amen Kind of Love" is a song written by

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and Wayne Tester, and recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in October 1996 as the first single from the album '' All Because of You''. The song reached number 2 on the ''

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chart, behind Rick Trevino's " Running Out of Reasons to Run".

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying it is the "perfect marriage of voice and song." He goes on to say that "his phrasing, accented by fiddle and steel guitar, should make country programmers want to stand up and testify (to borrow a word from the song)."''

'', October 5, 1996

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeffrey Phillips and premiered in September 1996.

Chart performance

"Amen Kind of Love" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 12, 1996.

Year-end charts

References

1996 singles 1996 songs Daryle Singletary songs Songs written by Trey Bruce Songs written by Wayne Tester Song recordings produced by David Malloy Song recordings produced by James Stroud Giant Records (Warner) singles {{1996-country-song-stub