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| "I Honestly Love You" | ||||
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 One of side-A labels of the Australian single | ||||
| Single by Olivia Newton-John | ||||
| from the album Long Live Love (UK) and If You Love Me, Let Me Know (US) | ||||
| B-side | "Home Ain't Home Anymore" | |||
| Released | August 1974 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | John Farrar | |||
| Olivia Newton-John singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "I Honestly Love You" (1974) on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative release | ||||
 Side A of the UK single | ||||
"I Honestly Love You" is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John and released in 1974 on the album Long Live Love in the United Kingdom and If You Love Me, Let Me Know in the United States. The song became a worldwide pop hit, her first number-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first released in Australia as "I Love You, I Honestly Love You", as per its chorus. The song was written by Jeff Barry and Australian singer and composer Peter Allen. The latter recorded it around the same time for his album Continental American.
At the 17th Grammy Awards in 1975, the single won both Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. The composition was nominated for Song of the Year but lost to "The Way We Were".[5] British arranger, keyboardist and composer Alan Hawkshaw received the award for Best Arrangement from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for "I Honestly Love You". He also played on the recording.
In June 2007, VH1 ranked Newton-John's recording at no. 11 in its 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs list.[6]
- ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Abdelrahman, Amina Lake (21 September 2018). "35 Most Romantic Love Songs of All Time". Good Housekeeping.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (6 June 2019). "The Number Ones: Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
"I Honestly Love You" is an extremely competent pop ballad...
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- ^ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". 31 May 2007.