"Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)" is a song written by

Wayland Holyfield Wayland D. Holyfield (March 15, 1942 – May 6, 2024) was an American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community. Personal life Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Conway County, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public school ...

and

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American Country music, country singer. Beginning his career as a Negro league baseball player in the early-1950s, he later pursued a career in country music, becoming the gen ...

. It was released in June 1981 as the only single from his 1981 compilation album ''

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''. The song was Pride's twenty-fifth number one single on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.

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References

1981 singles 1981 songs Charley Pride songs Songs written by Wayland Holyfield Songs written by Norro Wilson Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson RCA Records singles {{1981-country-song-stub