How Can I Unlove You
"How Can I Unlove You" | ||||
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Single by Lynn Anderson | ||||
from the album 'How Can I Unlove You' | ||||
B-side | "Don't Say Things You Don't Mean" | |||
Released | August 1971 | |||
Format | 45 rpm | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Countrypolitan | |||
Length | 2:49 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) | Joe South | |||
Producer(s) | Glenn Sutton | |||
Lynn Anderson singles chronology | ||||
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"How Can I Unlove You" is the name of a No. 1 country hit by country music singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1971.
"How Can I Unlove You", was released as a single in August 1971, shortly after her previous hit, "You're My Man", peaked at No. 1 on the country charts, where it spent three weeks at the top.[1] Anderson had recently enjoyed the biggest hit of her career, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", in February 1971. "How Can I Unlove You" reached No. 63 on the Pop charts, the same position as her previous No. 1 country hit, "You're My Man".
"How Can I Unlove You" was written by Joe South, who had also written "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden". The song was produced by Anderson's husband at the time, Glenn Sutton, who had also produced "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden".
A Bluegrass version of the song was recorded by Anderson for her Grammy-nominated 2004 album, The Bluegrass Sessions.
Chart performance
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 30 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 42 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 14 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 27.
Preceded by "Easy Loving" by Freddie Hart |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 16-October 30, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Here Comes Honey Again" by Sonny James |
Preceded by "You're Lookin' at Country" by Loretta Lynn |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 6, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" by Buck Owens |