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
To Know Him Is to Love Him in 1973, which reached No. 2 in the UK charts. Steeleye Span played a cover of the song on their 1974 album "Now We Are Six", which features, as a guest, David Bowie on alto saxophone. The inclusion of a rock 'n' roll standard baffled many listeners who had come to expect Steeleye Span's interpretations of traditional fare; what is generally not known, however, is that the track does represent an aspect of Steeleye Span's live show at that time (1974). They were known for doing a rock 'n' roll encore during this period, influenced by the band Sha Na