''If You Love Me, Let Me Know'' is a United States and Canada-only album by singer

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, released on 28 May 1974. Other than the

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, all the material was from her previous three albums, ''

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'' (1972), '' Music Makes My Day'' (1973) and '' Long Live Love'' (1974). It is her first album to top the ''Billboard'' 200 pop albums chart. Two hit singles were released from the album, the title song and "

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", the latter of which became Newton-John's first number-one US single, and her signature song as well.

Background

Six of the tracks on the album are from her European and Australian release, '' Long Live Love'', two are tracks from ''

'' and one from ''Music Makes My Day'', with the title song being the only new addition.

Reception

It was the first of two Newton-John albums to top the ''Billboard'' 200 pop albums chart, the second being ''

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'' the following year. Two hit singles were culled from the LP in the US: the title song (No. 5) and "

", the latter of which became Newton-John's first number-one single in the US after listener requests for the song prompted MCA to release it as a single, much to Newton-John's delight after she originally pleaded with the label to release it as such. Both songs reached the top 10 of the US Pop, Adult Contemporary and Country charts, affirming Newton-John's status as the top female country-crossover star of the day and continuing the chart hot streak begun with the Grammy-winning "

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" the previous year. The title track ranks as Newton-John's highest-charting single on the country charts, reaching No. 2, although she would have more top 10 hits. The album was certified Gold in the US. The album was nominated for the

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in 1974 and was the first album by a non-American artist to be nominated.

Track listing

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) #"Mary Skeffington" * (

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) #"Free the People" ** ( Barbara Keith) Side two #"The River's Too Wide" ** ( Bob Morrison) #"Home Ain't Home Anymore" ** (

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) #"Changes" * (Olivia Newton-John) #"You Ain't Got the Right" *** (

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, Ron Haffkine, Jay David) :(* denotes a previous release outside the US on ''Olivia''

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) :(** denotes a previous release outside the US on ''Long Live Love''

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) :(*** denotes a previous release outside the US on ''Music Makes My Day''/''Let Me Be There'' (AUS) 973/74)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications and sales

References

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