How Can I Unlove You

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"How Can I Unlove You"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album 'How Can I Unlove You'
B-side"Don't Say Things You Don't Mean"
ReleasedAugust 1971
Recorded1971
GenreCountrypolitan
Length2:49
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Joe South
Producer(s)Glenn Sutton
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"You're My Man"
(1971) 		"How Can I Unlove You"
(1971) 		"Cry"
(1972)

"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 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".

Chart Performance[]

"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 what would ultimately be 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".

Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 63
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[2] 30
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 42
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 14

Bluegrass Recording[]

  • A Bluegrass version of the song was recorded by Anderson for her Grammy-nominated 2004 album, The Bluegrass Sessions.

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 27.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 21.
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