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Love Is a Hurtin' Thing

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"Love Is A Hurtin' Thing"
Single by Lou Rawls
from the album Soulin'
B-side"Memory Lane"
ReleasedOctober 1966
Recorded1966
StudioCapitol Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreR&B
Length2:12
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Ben Raleigh, Dave Linden (pseudonym used by David J. Luff)
Producer(s)David Axelrod

"Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" is a 1966 pop/soul single by Lou Rawls and was written by Ben Raleigh (1913-1997) & Dave Linden (pseudonym used by David J. Luff). The single was his second entry on the R&B singles chart as well as his first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" was the first of two Lou Rawls singles to make it to number one on the R&B chart.[1]

Chart positions

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Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 1

Cover versions

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