If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)

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"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
Single by Connie Smith
from the album If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs
B-side "Living Without You (Is Too Much to Live with)"
ReleasedJuly 1972
Genre Country
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Dallas Frazier
Producer(s) Bob Ferguson
Connie Smith singles chronology
"Just for What I Am"
(1972)
"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
(1972)
"Love Is the Look You're Looking for (song)"
(1972)
"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
Single by The Whites
from the album Whole New World
B-side "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)"
Released1985
Genre Country
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Dallas Frazier
The Whites singles chronology
"Pins and Needles"
(1984)
"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
(1985)
"Hometown Gossip"
(1985)

"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" is a single originally recorded by American country music artist Connie Smith. Released in July 1972, the song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song was issued onto Smith's second studio album of 1972 entitled If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs . [1] In addition, "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" peaked at #14 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart around the same time. [2]

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In 1985, American country group The Whites recorded and released a cover version of "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)". The group's version peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks chart. The song was later released on their 1985 album entitled Whole New World. [3] In addition, the single peaked at #22 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart around the same time. [4]

Chart performance

Connie Smith

Chart (1972)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles7
CAN RPM Country Tracks14

The Whites

Chart (1985)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks12
CAN RPM Country Tracks22

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