The Loving Gift

"The Loving Gift"
Single by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
from the album Any Old Wind That Blows
B-side"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
ReleasedDecember 1972 (1972-12)[1]
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia 4-45758
Songwriter(s)Kris Kristofferson

"The Loving Gift" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and originally recorded by the duo of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.[2]

Released in December 1972 as a single (Columbia 4-45758, with a cover of Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" on the opposite side)[1][3][4] and also included on Johnny Cash's album Any Old Wind That Blows out on January 5 of the next year,[5] the song reached number 27 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of March 10, 1973.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "The Loving Gift (feat. June Carter Cash)". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. ^ "Original versions of The Loving Gift written by Kris Kristofferson". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash - The Loving Gift was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Original versions of Help Me Make It Through the Night written by Kris Kristofferson". SecondHandSongs. 2021-10-12.
  5. ^ "Any Old Wind That Blows". Johnny Cash official site. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. ^ "The Loving Gift Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. ^ "Hot Country Songs Chart (The week of March 10, 1973)". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-12.