followed_by '65 love affair
`` ' ___MASK61___ Love ___MASK96___ '' is a song performed by Paul Davis on his album Cool Night . Released in 1982 , the song hit # 6 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1982 . It spent 20 weeks on the chart , and on the Billboard Year - End Hot 100 chart , it placed at # 39 , and on Cashbox ' s chart at # 60 . This song marked Davis ' s second single release upon his departure from Bang Records to Arista , the first being `` Cool Night '' . The style of `` ' ___MASK61___ Love ___MASK96___ '' was reminiscent of such blue - eyed soul groups as Hall & Oates , a vein that Davis had not explored before . Davis had originally titled the song `` ' 55 Love ___MASK96___ '' , but Arista felt that some modernization was needed to target an audience whose teenage years had occurred in the 1960s , including Davis himself . As Arista pointed out , Davis was only 7 years old in 1955 , too young for any meaningful `` love ___MASK96___ '' , but was 17 years old in 1965 , perfect for the song . Davis ' s previous hits had been country - oriented or ballads . The format change to pop proved to be quite marketable . `` ' ___MASK61___ Love ___MASK96___ '' and `` Cool Night '' , which were recorded at the same time , ranked first and third in terms of his Hot 100 peaks ( `` I Go Crazy '' ranked second ) . In spite of this popular success , Davis was so disgusted with the commercialized result that he opted out of his contract with Arista and signed with Razor & Tie Record Company , a label on which Davis never charted on the Hot 100 . The ___MASK76___ of Distinction were an American vocal group best known for their late ___MASK66___ hits , " Grazing in the Grass ", " ___MASK73___ ", and " Going in ___MASK81___ ". Founded by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler , The ___MASK76___ of Distinction also included Jessica Cleaves and Barbara Jean Love ( plus Charlene Gibson , who replaced Love during her pregnancy ). ___MASK71___ ___MASK49___ is the seventh and final studio album by singer / songwriter Paul Davis . It was his highest - charting album in the United States , reaching # 52 on the Billboard album chart , and yielded three top - 40 singles , " ___MASK71___ ___MASK49___ ", "' ___MASK61___ Love ___MASK96___ ", and " ___MASK73___ ". The third was a remake of a song by The Friends of Distinction . This album was the first to be both recorded and mixed digitally . It was Davis ' most successful album and was 2x ( Platinum ) by the R . I . A . A . " ___MASK73___ " is a pop song recorded by the soul group The Friends of Distinction and released as a single in early 1970 . The song was a multi - format success , peaking in the top 10 of the " Billboard " Hot 100 at # 6 and at # 13 on the R & B chart . On the Adult Contemporary singles charts , " Love or Let Me Lonely " went to # 9 . The song is ranked as the 63rd biggest hit of 1970 .