It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (song)

"It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
Released August 28, 1972
Format 7"
Genre Country
Length 3:20
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Hank Cochran
Grady Martin
Producer Ken Nelson
Fuzzy Owen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Grandma Harp"
(1972)
"It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)"
(1972)
"I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me"
(1972)

"It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" is a 1972 single written by Hank Cochran and Grady Martin and recorded by Merle Haggard. "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" would be Haggard's thirteenth number one on the country chart. The single would hit number one for one week and would spend a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147. 
Preceded by
"Funny Face"
by Donna Fargo
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

November 4, 1972
Succeeded by
"My Man (Understands)"
by Tammy Wynette
Preceded by
"My Man (Understands)"
by Tammy Wynette
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

November 11, 1972
Succeeded by
"She's Too Good to Be True"
by Charley Pride