Love Is a Hurtin' Thing explained

Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
Type:	single
Artist:	Lou Rawls
Album:	Soulin'
B-Side:	Memory Lane
Released:	October 1966
Recorded:	1966
Studio:	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre:	R&B
Length:	2:12
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	David Axelrod

"Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" is a 1966 pop/soul single by Lou Rawls and was written by Ben Raleigh (1913-1997) & Dave Linden (pseudonym used by David J. Luff).The single was his second entry on the R&B singles chart as well as his first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" was the first of two Lou Rawls singles to make it to number one on the R&B chart.^[1]

Chart positions

Chart (1966)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	13
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1

Cover versions

• Big Maybelle covered the song in 1967, included on her album A Brand New Bag.^[2]
• J.J. Jackson also covered the song in 1967, included on his But It's Alright album.^[3]
• Buddy Greco recorded a version that lasted for nearly six and a half minutes. It was on his Let the Sunshine In album which was released in 1969.^{[4] [5]}
• Marcia Hines covered the song in 1977, included on her Ladies and Gentlemen album.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Joel Whitburn's Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004 (Record Research), p. 483.
2. [AllMusic]
3. AllMusic - J. J. Jackson, But It's Alright
4. [Discogs]
5. Calgary Herald, 15 Jul. 2017 - Bob Dylan inspires covers and controversy - TOM MURRAY
6. [Rate Your Music]