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For Loving You

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"For Loving You"
Single by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
from the album For Loving You
B-side"Untouchables"
ReleasedOctober 16, 1967
GenreCountry
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Steve Karliski/Pinto Rossini[1]
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore"
(1967)
"For Loving You"
(1967)
"Stranger on the Run"
(1967)
Jan Howard singles chronology
"Roll Over and Play Dead"
(1967)
"For Loving You"
(1967)
"Count Your Blessings, Woman"
(1968)

"For Loving You" is a 1967 duet by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. The single was the duo's most successful release. "For Loving You" went to number one on the country charts in four weeks and spent 20 weeks on the chart.[2]

Chart performance

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Bill Anderson and Jan Howard

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Chart (1967) Peak
position
Canada RPM Country Tracks[3] 9
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 1

Cover versions

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Skeeter Davis and Don Bowman

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Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canada RPM Country Tracks[5] 18
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 72

References

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  1. ^ "For Loving You". BMI. Retrieved 2024-08-16. BMI Work ID 432985
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ "Results: RPM Weekly". RPM. Vol. 8, no. 24. February 10, 1968. Item: 6210 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ^ Whitburn, p. 118
  5. ^ "Results: RPM Weekly". RPM. Vol. 9, no. 2. March 9, 1968. Item: 8873 – via Library and Archives Canada.