Love Is a Hurtin' Thing

"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]

"Love Is A Hurtin' Thing"
Single by Lou Rawls
from the album Soulin'
B-side	"Memory Lane"
Released	October 1966
Recorded	1966
Studio	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	R&B
Length	2:12
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Ben Raleigh, Dave Linden (pseudonym used by David J. Luff)
Producer(s)	David Axelrod
Lou Rawls singles chronology
"The Shadow of Your Smile" (1966) "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing" (1966) "You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches" (1966)

Chart positions

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

Cover versions

• Big Maybelle covered the song in 1967, included on her album Got A Brand New Bag.^[2]
• J.J. Jackson covered the song in 1967, included on his But It's Alright album.^[3]
• Buddy Greco recorded a version that lasted for nearly six and a half minutes. It was on his Let the Sunshine In album which was released in 1969.^[4][5]
• Marcia Hines covered the song in 1977, included on her Ladies and Gentlemen album.^[6]