| Cover | Let Me Love You Tonight.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pure Prairie League |
| Album | Firin' Up |
| B-side | Janny Lou |
| Released | April 27, 1980 |
| Length | 2:47 |
| Label | Casablanca |
| Writer | George Greer, Jeff Wilson, Steve Woodard |
| Producer | John Ryan |
| Prev year | 1980 |
| Next year | 1981 |
"Let Me Love You Tonight" is a 1980 song by the American country rock band Pure Prairie League. The lead vocalist for the band at the time was Vince Gill, who would later become a successful country music singer in his own right. Noted saxophonist David Sanborn is also on the track.
Charts
Taken as the first single from their 1980 album, Firin' Up, "Let Me Love You Tonight" became the band's first (and, to date, only) song to enter the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 10 during the summer of 1980, and remained in the top 40 for 11 weeks.[1] The song also spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Chart history
Weekly charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1980) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[4] | 70 |
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Let Me Love You Tonight (song by Pure Prairie League)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.