Billboard Top 40 1971: #31: “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”- Helen Reddy. February 20, 1971.
- Single: “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”- Helen Reddy
- Record Company- Capitol
- Genre: Pop
- Written by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice
- Time: 3:16
- B-side:”I Believe In Music”
- Album- I Don’t Know How To Love Him
- Grade: C+
- Peaked at #13 20 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.
This was Helen Reddy’s first hit. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1941- she died this past September at the age of 78. She had 21 Hot 100 singles- with 14 Top 40 hits. She had 2 #1’s “Delta Dawn” #1972, and “Angie Baby” 1974. ‘I Don’t Know How To Love Him” was also a hit in 1971 with Yvonne Elliman- #38. The song was from Jesus Christ Superstar.
Yvonne Elliman also did a version – arguably better and more passionate – but this is the one I grew up hearing on radio as a little kid
You know, I really loved Helen Reddy as a kid. Not so much, now.
I love this song 💓💓💓