Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
Lou Rawls
1966
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Lou Rawls
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Lou Rawls's singing developed through Chicago gospel groups before moving into jazz, blues, soul and popular song. His early Capitol album Stormy Monday paired him with the Les McCann Trio, and later work included recordings for Philadelphia International and Blue Note. Beyond the recording studio, he acted and supplied voices for television animation. His Parade of Stars telethon for the United Negro College Fund made fundraising another sustained part of a career that crossed several musical settings.
Artist background sources
Lou Rawls - Blue Note Records biography
Read complete label biography returned by the search index for Chicago gospel, Capitol/McCann, Philadelphia International, Blue Note, acting and UNCF telethon. Omit disputed birth year, vocal-range and sales claims, medical narrative and first-release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing by Lou Rawls appears at number 70 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1966. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
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Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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