I Got a Line on You

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"I Got a Line on You"
Single by Spirit
from the album The Family That Plays Together
B-side "She Smiled"
Released 1968
Genre Rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, progressive rock
Length 2:37
Label Ode Records ZS7-115
Writer(s) Randy California
Producer(s) Lou Adler
Spirit singles chronology
"Mechanical World"
(1968)		 "I Got a Line on You"
(1968)		 "Dark Eyed Woman"
(1969)
"I Got a Line on You"
Song

"I Got a Line on You" is a rock song by American rock band Spirit, originally recorded during the sessions for their second album, The Family That Plays Together, between March 11 and September 18, 1968. The song was composed by guitarist/singer Randy California, recorded in sessions produced by Lou Adler. The single credits engineering by Eric Wienbang. Released as a single ahead of the album by Ode Records in the US in October 1968,[1] it began a slow rise up the charts.

It was picked up by college radio in late November.[2] It was the second single released by the band. The B-side was "She Smiled" (Ode catalog number ZS7-115).[3] 2:37 in length, the song finally peaked at #25 on the U.S. Top 100 on March 15, 1969.

Some international versions were released later in 1968 and early 1969, distributed by CBS Records or Columbia Records. Some were produced in psychedelic colored vinyl patterns, while the Ode release was on plain black vinyl with a plain yellow label.[4] The album version was slightly longer at 2:39, while the greatest hits version is timed at 2:41. A 7:34 version appears on the band's final reunion album, 1984's The Thirteenth Dream.

Reviews

It was called by a Billboard review, "The near definitive rock single."[5] Matthew Greenwald of AllMusic says it is "Driven by a fabulously funky guitar riff and some very accessible lyrics, the song is a rock classic from beginning to end."[6]

Cover versions

The song has been covered by Blackfoot, Alice Cooper, Jeff Healey, Juicy Lucy, Who Watchiz Ze Watchmain,[7] Ile Kallio,[8] Kim Mitchell, Mushroom with Gary Floyd,[9] and most recently by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires. Cover versions by Joe Moss[10] and the Danish band Lost and Found were released as "I've Got A Line On You".[11] Country band 1880 released a version titled "I Gotta Line on You".[12] Because of the lyrics, occasionally "Babe" has been added to the end of the song title.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=G0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA80&lpg=RA1-PA80&dq=%22I%27ve+got+a+line+on+you%22+billboard&source=bl&ots=CNEK_TSzpA&sig=gQQKop0I7mb0ndfvCdaAfdS-AZ8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IJ90VdD5OIbUoASC7YEY&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22I've%20got%20a%20line%20on%20you%22%20billboard&f=false Billboard November 30, 1968
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=REUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=%22I%27ve+got+a+line+on+you%22+billboard&source=bl&ots=627iLAyqbv&sig=KTmO24va9zm0Ml0vKa_JwQeVBD8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IJ90VdD5OIbUoASC7YEY&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22I've%20got%20a%20line%20on%20you%22%20billboard&f=false Billboard July 8, 1972 p45
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  11. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Lost-Found-Ive-Been-Hurt-Ive-Got-A-Line-On-You/master/741572
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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