"The Battle Hymn of Love" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and

Don Schlitz Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammy Awards, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted int ...

, and recorded by American

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artists

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...

and Tim O'Brien. The song was recorded for Mattea's 1987 studio album ''

Untasted Honey ''Untasted Honey'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1987 on Mercury Records. The album produced Mattea's first Number One hit on the '' Billboard'' country charts in its lead-off single " ...

''. It was released in July 1990 as the first single from her compilation album ''

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''. The song reached #9 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Chart performance

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1987 songs 1990 singles Kathy Mattea songs Tim O'Brien (musician) songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Paul Overstreet Songs written by Don Schlitz Song recordings produced by Allen Reynolds Mercury Records singles {{1987-country-song-stub