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 Brightman ("Sarah Brightman Sings the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" – 1992), Julia McKenzie ("The Musicals Album" – 1992), Lea Salonga ("The Broadway Concert" – 1992), Twiggy ("London Pride: songs from the London stage" - 1996), and Ruthie Henshall (non-album cut - 2011). Also Helena Vondráčková, who had recorded the Czech rendering "Já, Máří Magdaléna" for her 1993 showtune album "Brodway", recorded "I Don't know How to Love Him", for that album's 1994 English-language edition: "The Broadway Album". Sandy Lam performed the song in the "Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People, Beijing" televised concert