If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)

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"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
Single by Connie Smith
from the album If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs
B-side"Living Without You (Is Too Much to Live with)"
ReleasedJuly 1972
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Dallas Frazier
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Connie Smith singles chronology
"Just for What I Am"
(1972)
"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
(1972)
"Love Is the Look You're Looking for (song)"
(1972)
"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
Single by The Whites
from the album Whole New World
B-side"I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)"
Released1985
GenreCountry
LabelMCA/Curb
Songwriter(s)Dallas Frazier
Producer(s)
The Whites singles chronology
"Pins and Needles"
(1984)
"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"
(1985)
"Hometown Gossip"
(1985)

"If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" is a single originally recorded by American country music artist Connie Smith. Released in July 1972, the song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song was issued onto Smith's second studio album of 1972 entitled If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs.[1] In addition, "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)" peaked at #14 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart around the same time.[2]

In 1985, American country group The Whites recorded and released a cover version of "If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)". The group's version peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks chart. The song was later released on their 1985 album entitled Whole New World.[3] In addition, the single peaked at #22 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart around the same time.[4]

Chart performance[edit]

Connie Smith[edit]

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 7
CAN RPM Country Tracks 14

The Whites[edit]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs & Tracks 12
CAN RPM Country Tracks 22

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. pp. 387–88.
  2. ^ "Search results for "If It Ain't Love"". RPM. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  4. ^ "Search results for "If It Aint' Love (Let's Leave It...)"". RPM. Retrieved 23 December 2011.