I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)

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"I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album By Heart
B-side "Don't Cry Joni"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1984
Genre Country
Length2:59
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Harlan Howard
Producer(s) Conway Twitty, Dee Henry
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Somebody's Needin' Somebody"
(1984)
"I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)"
(1984)
"Ain't She Somethin' Else"
(1984)

"I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)" is a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by the American country music artist, Conway Twitty, with backing vocals by Twitty's daughter Joni Lee. It was released in July 1984, as the second single from the album By Heart . The song was Twitty's 48th number-one overall country hit. In the US, the single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country chart. [1]

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Cover version

The song was covered by the American country music artist, Cody Johnson, for his 2021 album, Human: The Double Album . Willie Nelson chose it as the title track to his Harlan Howard tribute album in 2023.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 11

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