I Don't Know How to Love Him by Helen Reddy and Yvonne Elliman, since the 1950s when multi-version chartings were common. "I Don't Know How to Love Him" had originally been published with different lyrics in the autumn of 1967, the original title being "Kansas Morning". The melody's main theme has come under some scrutiny for being non-original, being compared to a theme from Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor. In December 1969 and January 1970, when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice completed "Jesus Christ Superstar", Rice wrote new lyrics to the tune of "Kansas Morning" to provide the solo number for the character of Mary
I Don't Know How to Love Him introduced in the Mossovet Theatre production which premiered in 1990 and has been constantly revived, marking its 1000 performance in December 2015. Among the singer/ actresses who have performed onstage as Mary Magdalene for Mossovet are Yekaterina Guseva, Irina Klimova () (2008), Lada Maris () (1999, 2005, 2006, 2007), and Anastasija Makiejewa () (2012). An alternate Russian rendering: "Kak dolžen byt' ljubim on" (lyricist Vyacheslav Ptitsyn), was recorded by Tatiana Antsiferova () for the 1992 studio cast album of "JCS", while the St. Petersburg Rock Opera Theatre () production, which premiered February 1990 introduced a rendering of "I Don't Know