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"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album If You Love Me, Let Me Know
B-side
  • "Rosewater" (Australia)
  • "Brotherly Love" (US, Canada and rest of world)
ReleasedApril 1974
GenreCountry, pop
Length3:12
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)John Rostill
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Long Live Love"
(1974)
"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
(1974)
"I Honestly Love You"
(1974)

"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" is a song written by John Rostill that was a 1974 hit single for Olivia Newton-John. It was her second release to hit the top 10 in the United States, reaching number 5 on the pop chart and number 2 on the Easy Listening chart.[1] It also reached number 2 on the Billboard country chart.[2] As with her single "Let Me Be There", Mike Sammes sings a bass harmony.[3]

Brian Collins covered the song for Dot Records in 1977. His version went to number 83 on the country chart.[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 2
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
German Media Control Charts 37
New Zealand (RIANZ) 10
South Africa (Springbok)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 2
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 2
US Billboard Hot 100 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1974) Rank
Australia[6] 40
Canada Top Singles[7] 60
South Africa [8] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 32

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 181.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 299. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ Morse, Ann; Keely, John (March 1, 1976). Olivia Newton-John. Creative Education.
  4. ^ Whitburn 2008, pp. 99-100
  5. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1974". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.