Its Only Love

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"It`s Only Love`" is a 1969 song by B. J. Thomas from his LP Young and In Love. Elvis Presley made the song a top hit in the UK, reaching No. 3 in 1980.

Thomas` original of "It`s Only Love" was released in the spring of 1969. It became a modest hit in the United States: Billboard No. 45, Cash Box No. 28 and AC No. 19,[1] while peaking at No. 24 in Canada.[2]

Elvis Presley cover

"It`s Only Love" was covered two and a half years later by Elvis Presley in the fall of 1971, and released as a single along with "The Sound of Your Cry" on the B-side.[3] Accompanying vocals were provided by the Imperials.

According to the Elvis Presley official website: "Another double-ballad selection, another Elvis pick, another sales dud. `It`s Only Love` was a legitimate listener-friendly stab at the pop market (by Mark James, author of `Suspicious Minds`), and Elvis put real effort into it. But it sold no more than 1968’s `A Little Less Conversation`, the previous low for a regular-issue Elvis single."[4]

In the United States, "It`s Only Love" reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 6, 1971.[5] It also charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[6]

In 1980, it was released in some countries as a single with "Beyond the Reef" on the B-side. In the UK Singles Chart the single charted as "It`s Only Love / Beyond the Reef" (double-A-sided), peaking at No. 3 on the week of August 30, 1980.[7] As of August 2017, the single "It`s Only Love" / "Beyond The Reef" is Presley`s nineteenth most selling single in the UK.[8]

Also the song "It`s Only Love" was included in the 1980 box set Elvis Aron Presley (on the record 8 titled "Lost Singles").[9]

Charts

B. J. Thomas

Elvis Presley

Certifications

Elvis Presley version