I Honestly Love You

For the 2018 album, see I Honestly Love You (album).

"I Honestly Love You"
One of side-A labels of the Australian single
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Long Live Love (UK) and If You Love Me, Let Me Know (US)
B-side	"Home Ain't Home Anymore"
Released	August 1974 (US)
Recorded	1974
Genre	Soft rock [1] [2] pop [3] [4] country [4]
Length	3:40
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Barry Peter Allen
Producer(s)	John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"If You Love Me, Let Me Know" (1974) "I Honestly Love You" (1974) "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975)
Audio
"I Honestly Love You" (1974) on YouTube

Weekly charts Chart (1974) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [10] 1 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12] 1 Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [13] 1 South Africa (Springbok) [14] 5 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 1 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 22 US Cashbox [17] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [18] 1 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [19] 1 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 6 Quebec (ADISQ) [21] 12 Chart (1977–1978) Peak position Canadian Top Singles ( RPM ) 50 Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks ( RPM ) 1 US Cashbox [17] 60 US Billboard Hot 100 48 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [19] 49 Chart (1983) Peak position UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 52 Chart (2022) Peak position U.S. Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [22] 39 Year-end charts Chart (1974) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report) [10] 10 Canada [23] 15 US Cashbox [24] 62 US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 97

1998 version

"I Honestly Love You '98"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Back with a Heart
Released	1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	4:04
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Barry, Peter Allen
Producer(s)	David Foster
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"You're the One That I Want" (1998) "I Honestly Love You '98" (1998) "Back with a Heart" (1998)
Music video
"I Honestly Love You '98" on YouTube

Newton-John re-recorded "I Honestly Love You" for her 1998 album Back with a Heart , with Babyface on background vocals. The new version was released as a single, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1998. It was her first song to chart in the Hot 100 for six years, peaking at No. 67 and spent 12 weeks on the chart. It reached No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 16 on the Country Music Sales chart.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	88
US Billboard Hot 100	67
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [19]	18
US Country Singles Sales ( Billboard )	16

Cover versions

• Bobby Vinton on his 1974 album Melodies of Love
• Andy Williams on his 1974 album You Lay So Easy on My Mind
• Lynn Anderson on her 1974 album What a Man My Man Is
• Ronnie Milsap on his 1975 album A Legend in My Time
• Kamahl on his 1975 album Let It Be Me
• Jerry Butler on his 1976 album Love's on the Menu
• Leslie Uggams on the 1977 TV special Sinatra and Friends
• The Staple Singers on their 1977 album Family Tree
• Bobby Womack on his 1979 album Roads of Life
• Jackie Moore on her 1980 album With Your Love
• Donna Fargo on her 1984 album Encore
• Lea Salonga on her 1993 self titled album
• Richard Clayderman on his 1999 album My Australian Collection
• Leslie Cheung on his 2000 EP Untitled
• Juliana Hatfield on her 2018 album Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John . ^[26]
• Delta Goodrem in the 2018 mini-series Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You and the accompanying soundtrack album, I Honestly Love You
• Kate Ceberano on her 2021 album Sweet Inspiration

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