The Name of the Game Was Love

"The Name of the Game Was Love" is a single by Canadian country music artist Hank Snow. It was written by Cy Coben. The song peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] It also reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States.[2]

"The Name of the Game Was Love"
Single by Hank Snow
from the album Hits Covered by Snow
B-side"Gypsy and Me"
Released1968
Recorded1968
GenreCountry
Length2:14
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Cy Coben
Hank Snow singles chronology
"The Late and Great Love of My Heart"
(1968)
"The Name of the Game Was Love"
(1968)
"That's When the Hurtin' Sets In"
(1969)

The song is a tongue-twister in the same vein as Snow's earlier hit I've Been Everywhere. In the lyrics, the narrator finds an old address book that listed all the girls he dated. He then begins reciting the names of all the girls.

Chart performance edit

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 16

References edit

  1. ^ "RPM Country Singles for April 21, 1969". RPM. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Hank Snow singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.