The Loving Gift Explained

The Loving Gift
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Album:	Any Old Wind That Blows
B-Side:	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Country
Label:	Columbia 4-45758

"The Loving Gift" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and originally recorded by the duo of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.^[2]

Released in December 1972 as a single (Columbia 4-45758, with a cover of Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" on the opposite side)^[3] and also included on Johnny Cash's album Any Old Wind That Blows out on January 5 of the next year,^[5] the song reached number 27 on U.S. Billboard country chart for the week of March 10, 1973.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• "The Loving Gift" on the Johnny Cash official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Loving Gift (feat. June Carter Cash). Johnny Cash official site. 2021-10-12.
2. Web site: Original versions of The Loving Gift written by Kris Kristofferson. SecondHandSongs. 2021-10-12.
3. Web site: Original versions of Help Me Make It Through the Night written by Kris Kristofferson. SecondHandSongs. 2021-10-12.
4. ^[3]
5. Web site: Any Old Wind That Blows. Johnny Cash official site. 2021-10-12.
6. The Loving Gift Chart History. Billboard. 2021-10-12.
7. Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of March 10, 1973). Billboard. 2021-10-12.