LOU RAWLS - LOVE IS A HURTIN THING

LOVE IS A HURTIN THING

LOU RAWLS

SONGWRITERS: BEN RALEIGH & DAVE LINDEN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SOULIN’

LABEL: CAPITOL RECORDS

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 1966

 

         Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American record producer, singer, composer and actor. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". He worked as a film, television, and voice actor. He was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

          "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.

For every little kiss there's a little teardrop

For every single thrill there's another heartache

The road is rough

The going gets tough

 

Love is a hurtin' thing

Oh, love is a hurtin' thing

 

When you're in my arms I'm a king on a throne

But when we're apart I walk the streets alone

One day happiness

The next day, loneliness

 

When love brings so much joy why must it bring such pain

Guess it's a mystery that nobody can explain

 

Maybe I'm a fool to keep on loving you

'Cause there may come a time you'll break my heart in two

But I want you so

I want you though I know that

 

Love is a hurtin' thing

Oh, love is a hurtin' thing.