I Don't Know How to Love Him has been universally acclaimed as the high point of the "Jesus Christ Superstar" soundtrack since the album's September 1970 release; in 2003 "The Rough Guide to Cult Pop" would assess Elliman's performance: "It's rare to hear a singer combine such power and purity of tone in one song, and none of the famous singers who have covered this ballad since have come close." The choice for the first single release went, however, to the track "Superstar" by Murray Head. When a cover of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" by Helen Reddy began moving up the charts in the
I Don't Know How to Love Him of "JCS" which opened at the Teatro do Complexo Ohtake Cultural (Pinheiros) on 14 March 2014. The 2007 Portuguese revision of "JCS" introduced a rendering of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" entitled "Eu Não Sei Como O Amar": during the show's run, which after a premiere engagement at Rivoli Theater (Porto) from 14 June 2007 transferred to Teatro Politeama (Lisbon) on 27 November 2007, the role of Mary Madgalene was performed alternately by Laura Rodrigues or Sara Lima, then from May 2008 the role alternated between Laura Rodrigues and Anabela. Russian "Kak ego lyubit’" (lyricist Iaroslav Kesler) was