"It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" is a song written by

Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ...

and Glenn Martin, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

and The Strangers. It was released in August 1972 as the first single and title track from the album '' It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)''. The song was Haggard and The Strangers thirteenth number one on the country chart. The single hit number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.

Personnel

– vocals, guitar The Strangers: *

Roy Nichols Roy Ernest Nichols (October 21, 1932 – July 3, 2001) was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard's band The Strangers for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix ...

– lead guitar * Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro *Bobby Wayne - rhythm guitar, harmony vocals *Dennis Hromek – bass, background vocals *Biff Adam – drums

Chart performance

References

1972 singles 1972 songs Merle Haggard songs Songs written by Hank Cochran Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer) Capitol Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub