About The Song
“Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do” is a track by American country singer Patsy Cline, recorded on December 13, 1957, at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, during sessions for her debut album under the Four Star Records contract distributed through Decca Records. Produced by Owen Bradley, the song was written by Donn Hecht and W.S. Stevenson, songwriters closely associated with Four Star who supplied much of Cline’s early material. It features Cline’s warm, playful vocals over a light, mid-tempo honky-tonk arrangement with acoustic guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, upright bass, and subtle backing—typical of her mid-1950s traditional country style before the smoother Nashville Sound productions of her 1960s Decca hits. The track runs approximately 2:05 to 2:07 in duration and stands out as one of her more upbeat, romantic numbers from the era.
The song was not released as a standalone single and did not chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs or pop charts. It first appeared on her self-titled debut album Patsy Cline (Decca DL 8619, released August 5, 1957). During this period, Cline’s primary commercial success came from “Walkin’ After Midnight” (1957, peaking at number 2 country and 12 pop). “Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do” later appeared on various posthumous compilations after her death in a plane crash on March 5, 1963, including Here’s Patsy Cline (1965), The Patsy Cline Story (1973), Walkin’ After Midnight: The Original Sessions Vol. 1 (2003), Patsy Cline’s Golden Hits (budget reissues), and collections such as Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) (2025 Elemental Music/Deep Digs). It has been reissued frequently in retrospectives highlighting her early work and lighter, affectionate material.
Musically, “Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do” is a gentle, swinging country ballad with a playful bounce, simple instrumentation, and Cline’s confident, flirtatious delivery. The lyrics are a direct, joyful declaration of love and devotion (“Love, love, love me honey do / Love me like I love you”), expressing unwavering affection and a desire for mutual commitment (“Say you’ll love me forever / Say you’ll always be true”). The song conveys happiness and hope in romance, with a lighthearted, almost pleading tone that contrasts with many of her more sorrowful ballads. Owen Bradley’s production keeps it straightforward and authentic to the honky-tonk style, allowing Cline’s vocal personality to shine through the catchy melody and gentle rhythm.
The track is part of Cline’s extensive Four Star/Decca output of over 100 recordings from 1955 to 1960, a period constrained by contract obligations to record label-provided material with limited commercial breakthroughs until her later Decca successes. While never a hit, “Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do” exemplifies her versatility in romantic, upbeat material and contributes to understanding her pre-stardom sound. Posthumous reissues have kept the song in circulation, often grouped with other lighter or affectionate tracks from her debut album. Sources such as discographies, session logs, and Genius annotations confirm the December 13, 1957 recording date and its inclusion on Patsy Cline (1957), underscoring her legacy as a pioneering female country artist who brought genuine warmth, charisma, and emotional authenticity to both sorrowful and joyful country narratives before her tragic passing.
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Love, love, love me honey do
Love me like I love you
Say you’ll love me forever
Say you’ll always be trueI love you honey, yes I do
Love you honey, I really do
No one else could ever take your place
In my heart, you’re my saving graceLove, love, love me honey do
Love me like I love you
Say you’ll love me forever
Say you’ll always be trueEvery night I dream of you
Every day my love is new
Love, love, love me honey do
Love me like I love you