If You Think You Know How to Love Me

"If You Think You Know How to Love Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was first released in June 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album Changing All the Time. Like the band's first single "Pass It Around", the song was composed by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.

Upon its release, "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" became a chart success all over Europe, peaking at No. 3 in Sweden, No. 6 in Norway, No. 8 in Germany and No. 15 in the Netherlands. It took six weeks for the song to debut in the UK Singles Chart on 19 July 1975. After a few days Smokie appeared on TV show Top of the Pops, and it helped "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" to climb the charts.^[1] The single eventually peaked at No. 3 and stayed there for nine weeks.^[2]

A second version of the song was included in the 1988 album All Fired Up, sung by Alan Barton. The 1975 version was sung by original Smokie member Chris Norman.

Jim Capaldi recorded a cover of the song in 1976 which was released only on the A-side of a Germany-only single. He changed some of the lyrics to suit his assertive, independent personality: "You know you've got my life lying in your hands / It's up to you to make me understand" is replaced by "You've got my life figured in your plans / But there's one thing you got to understand", and the chorus line "You've got to lead the way" is replaced by "Don't try to lead the way".

The track was also recorded by American rock singer Pat Benatar for her 1979 debut album In the Heat of the Night. It was released as her second single but failed to chart.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You Think You Know How to Love Me"	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman	03:27

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Tis Me"	Peter Spencer, Chris Norman	02:56

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1975	UK Singles Chart	3^[2]
1975	Billboard Hot 100	96^[3]

References

↑ Hendriks, Phil (July 2007). Changing All the Time (CD booklet). Smokie. London: 7T's Records.
1 2 "Smokie chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
↑ "Smokie chart positions in the US". Billboard.

External links

Smokie

Terry Uttley Martin Bullard Steve Pinnell Mike Craft Mick McConnell Past members: Alan Silson Chris Norman Clarence Dawson Ron Kelly Arthur Higgins Pete Spencer Alan Barton

Studio albums	Pass It Around Changing All the Time Midnight Café Bright Lights & Back Alleys The Montreux Album The Other Side of the Road Solid Ground Strangers in Paradise Midnight Delight All Fired Up Boulevard of Broken Dreams Whose Are These Boots? Chasing Shadows Burnin' Ambition The World and Elsewhere Light a Candle - The Christmas Album Wild Horses – The Nashville Album Uncovered Uncovered Too On the Wire Take a Minute

Live albums	Greatest Hits Live Live in Concert 1995-1997 - Who the Fuck is Alice

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best of Smokie - 14 Hit Singles The Very Best of Smokie

Singles	"Pass It Around (1975) "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (1975) "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" (1975) "Living Next Door to Alice" (1976) "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" (1977) "Needles and Pins (1977)

Related articles	Smokie discography

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