If You Love Me (Let Me Know)

"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] It was nominated for the 1974 Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year.^[4]

"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)
Released	April 1974
Genre	Country, pop
Length	3:12
Label	MCA
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)

Record World said that "Another John Rostill tune produced in the style of 'Let Me Be There' should guarantee a similar kind of success saga for her follow-up."^[5]

TV performance

Newton-John performed the song along with Andy Gibb and ABBA on the 1978 ABC-TV special Olivia!.^[6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1974) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7] 2 Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[8] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[9] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)^[10] 37 South Africa (Springbok)^[11] 1 US Billboard Hot 100^[12] 5 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[13] 2 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[14] 2 US Cashbox Top 100^[15] 6 US Cashbox Country Top 75^[16] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)^[17] 40 Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[18] 60 South Africa (Springbok)^[19] 7 US Billboard Hot 100^[20] 32 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[21] 9 US Cashbox Top 100^[22] 31 US Cashbox Country Top 75^[23] 31

Cover versions

• Elvis Presley covered the song in concert, a recording of this appears on his 1977 live album Elvis in Concert and on his final studio album Moody Blue.
• Tina Turner recorded a version for her debut solo album Tina Turns the Country On! in 1974.
• Brian Collins covered the song for Dot Records in 1977. His version went to number 83 on the country chart.^[24]

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 978-0-89820-177-2.
3. Morse, Ann; Keely, John (March 1, 1976). Olivia Newton-John. Creative Education.
4. "CMA Awards Past Winners & Nominees".
5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 30, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
6. Cole, Ian (2020). "What I'll Do". ABBA: Song by Song. Fonthill Media. p. 153. ISBN 978-1781557853.
7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 217. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 5050." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5064a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
10. "Olivia Newton-John – If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
11. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
12. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
13. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
14. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
15. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
16. "CashBox Country Top 75" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 36, no. 5. 15 June 1974. p. 34.
17. "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
18. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
19. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1974". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
20. . Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
21. . Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
22. "Top 100 Singles of 1974" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 36, no. 31. 28 December 1974. p. 20.
23. "Top 100 Country Singles of 1974" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 36, no. 31. 28 December 1974. p. 118.
24. Whitburn 2008, pp. 99-100

External links

• Olivia Newton-John - If You Love Me (Let Me Know) on YouTube