I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)

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"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
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Single by Gary Glitter
from the album Glitter
B-side "Hard on Me"
Released8 September 1972
Genre Glam rock [1]
Length3:19
Label Bell
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Leander
Gary Glitter singles chronology
"Rock and Roll"
(1972)
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
(1972)
"Do You Wanna Touch Me"
(1973)

"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, Glitter (1972) and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also Glitter's second and last charted record in the US, peaking at #35. Rock Goddess and Planet Patrol both recorded cover versions in 1983.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" – 3:19
  2. "Hard on Me" – 2:24

Chart performance

ChartPosition
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 27
France (IFOP) [3] 3
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 15
UK Singles Chart [6] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 35
West Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 12

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