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 (entitled "Non So Più Come Amarlo") (single from "Quei Giorni Insieme A Te" – 1974), and Frances Yip ("Frances Yip's Greatest Hits " - 1972). Kelly Marie, who at sixteen had won four times on "Opportunity Knocks" singing "I Don't Know How to Love Him", recorded a disco version of the song which appears on the 2003 album "Applause". Nell Carter performed "I Don't Know How to Love Him" in an episode of the NBC-TV sitcom "Gimme a Break!" entitled "Flashback" which was broadcast 26 January 1984. Alicja Janosz, winner of the first edition of Polish Idol, performed the song