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 (album) lean pop voice almost devoid of grit or melisma to what are basically rock songs--that is, songs conceived grittily and melismatically." Side 1 Side 2 In 2009 EMI Music Special Markets released "Rarities from the Capitol Vaults", a 12-track CD of mostly what were previously unreleased Reddy recordings, which included a second arrangement of "I Am Woman" that used the same vocal track that she recorded for the version released on this album. The hit version of the song was released in 1972 as both a 7-inch single and a track on the album of the same name. In 1974,