For Loving You

"For Loving You"
"For Loving You"
Single by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
from the album For Loving You
B-side	"Untouchables"
Released	October 16, 1967
Genre	Country
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Steve Karliski/Pinto Rossini
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
Jan Howard singles chronology

"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

Bill Anderson and Jan Howard

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

Cover versions

A year later, Skeeter Davis and Don Bowman charted a cover version which went to number 72 on the same chart.^[4]

Skeeter Davis and Don Bowman

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

References

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

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[1] "For Loving You". BMI. Retrieved 2024-08-16. BMI Work ID 432985

[whitburn-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.

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