I Don't Know How To Love Him

Album: Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
Charted: 47 28
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
    Publisher: Music Hub O/B/O GEMA, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 8

  • Jack Chance from Hereford, AzI was 19 years old when this song was first recorded. Years later, I watched part of JCSS on TV while channel surfing. I was so moved by Yvonne Elliman’s performance that it has stayed in my head all these years. She sings it so beautifully. And in the movie she expresses so many emotions exceptionally. From deep love to confusion (why her?) to sadness to fear. I think the sadness comes from deeply loving like she never has before but knowing it can never be.
  • Obyrne It Is from Up On A Hill If you only knew how much he cared you wouldn’t come in a heat of battle. Your eyes an heart would lead you into his arms an hug him like he knew so well. It’s what drawer him to her the live he felt she deserved. My pain is there once again begging for that love she had. We with stood all those years of pain an suffering he watched an seen. He tried so hard to win her back. The more he faught to feel that touch the farther away she flew away. Now he’s sad but In the end he’s happier to know she’s feel better now. So my beautiful sexy buttercup pop tell me meet again!!! I love you so much that’s why I’m letting you go find your way of life. If in the end you come back to me. Who knows what will do.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm {03-28-2018}...
    Yvonne Elliman and her husband were sentenced Tuesday (March 27th, 2018) in a Guam courtroom for a felony drug conviction (both had pleaded guilty in August). They were sentenced to a 14-day probation incarceration program which they will serve in Honolulu, where they live. She has already performed 120 hours of community service and paid a $5,000 fine. The judge will follow-up on the case in eight months.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 18th 1971, "I Don't Know How To Love Him" by Yvonne Elliman entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #80; and on June 6th it peaked at #28 (for 2 weeks) and spent 10 weeks on the Top 100...
    The week she entered the Top 100 at #80, Helen Reddy's covered version was at position #58...
    And the week that Ms. Reddy peaked at #13, Ms. Elliman was at #31...
    (See next post below for more info on Ms. Reddy's version).
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 14th 1971, "I Don't Know How To Love Him" by Helen Reddy entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #99; and on May 30th it peaked at #13 (for 3 weeks) and spent 20 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #12 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
    In Canada it peaked at #8 and in her native Australia it reached #2 on the Kent Music Report chart...
    Ms. Reddy celebrated her 72nd birthday four months ago on October 25th (2013).
  • Rob from Vancouver, CanadaI think she has a great voice. I wish i had been around to see the original musical.
  • Joe from Fairfax, VaElliman sang back up with Clapton on "The Core", on the Slowhand Album. Fantastic!
  • Howard from St. Louis Park, MnHelen Reddy recorded a cover version, which was also the title of her first American album in 1971. As for Yvonne Elliman's version, this was the only other song from Jesus Christ Superstar to crack the Top 40. The other was Superstar by Murray Head.
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