If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')

"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
Single by George Strait
from the album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'
B-side	"Is It That Time Again"
Released	August 22, 1988
Recorded	September 30, 1987
Genre	Honky-tonk
Length	2:17
Label	MCA 53400
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Collins
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen & George Strait
George Strait singles chronology

"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
Single by Faron Young
from the album This Is Faron Young
B-side	"If That's the Fashion"
Released	1954
Genre	Country
Length	2:34
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Collins
Faron Young singles chronology

Last updated August 24, 2025

"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" is a song written by Tommy Collins and originally recorded by country music artist Faron Young.

George Strait version

It was also covered by George Strait on his 1988 album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' . His version became his 15th number 1 single in the U.S.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade, saying that it "features Strait singing in such an exaggerated twang that the entire proceedings feel more campy than country."^[2]

Chart performance

"If You Ain't Lovin'" reached number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for Faron Young in 1954.^[3]

George Strait's version was a chart topper in 1988, his eighth consecutive single to do so.^[4]

Faron Young

Chart (1954–1955)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[5]	2

George Strait

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[6]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks^[7]	1

References

↑ ""If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'"". Apple Music. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
↑ CountryUniverse.net Song review
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 404.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
↑ "Faron Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988.

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[applemusic-1] ""If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'"". Apple Music. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[countryuniverse-2] CountryUniverse.net Song review

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 404.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Faron_Young-5] "Faron Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-6] "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[7] "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988.

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v t e Faron Young
Albums	Sweethearts or Strangers (1957) The Object of My Affection (1958) This Is Faron Young! (1959) My Garden of Prayer (1959) Faron Young Sings the Best of Faron Young (1960) Hello Walls (1961) The All-Time Great Hits of Faron Young (1963) Story Songs for Country Folks (1964) Country Dance Favorites (1964) The Best of Faron Young Vol. 2 (1977)
Singles	"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" "All Right"" "Sweet Dreams" "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" "The Shrine of St. Cecilia" "Alone with You" "Country Girl" "Hello Walls" "Three Days" "I Just Came to Get My Baby" "Wine Me Up" "It's Four in the Morning"

v t e George Strait singles
Albums Singles Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
1980s	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" "Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out" "You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman" "The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me" "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" "Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue" "Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"
1990s	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You" "If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues" "Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad" "I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me" "Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You" "The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On" "Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me" "Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain" "One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way" "I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" "Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"
2000s	"The Best Day" "Go On" "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" "If You Can Do Anything Else" "Run" "Living and Living Well" "She'll Leave You with a Smile" "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" "Cowboys Like Us" "Desperately" "I Hate Everything" "You'll Be There" "She Let Herself Go" "The Seashores of Old Mexico" "Give It Away" "It Just Comes Natural" "Wrapped" "How 'bout Them Cowgirls" "I Saw God Today" "Troubadour" "River of Love" "Living for the Night" "Twang"
2010s	"I Gotta Get to You" "The Breath You Take" "Here for a Good Time" "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" "Drinkin' Man" "Give It All We Got Tonight" "I Believe" "I Got a Car" "Let It Go" "Cold Beer Conversation" "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" "The Weight of the Badge"
Other songs	"Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith) "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney) "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"