Japan CD Single "Greatest Love of All" – 4:51 "Thinking About You" – 4:03 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Certifications Other versions A great number of other artists have covered this song, including Shirley Bassey, Oleta Adams, Alexandra Burke, Deborah Cox, Lea Salonga, Ferrante & Teicher, Randy Watson & the Sexual Chocolate, Kevin Rowland and Katy Perry. On May 29, 2001, the Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti performed the concert "Pavarotti & Friends" in his hometown of Modena, Italy. To raise money for refugees from Afghanistan under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, this concert called "Pavarotti & Friends for Afghanistan" featured guest artists, one of them being his friend George Benson. The song performed in duet by the two was Benson's song "The Greatest Love of All", sung in parts by Benson in English and elsewhere by Pavarotti in Italian. This complete concert "Pavarotti & Friends for Afghanistan" raised $3.3 million for its cause, and was recorded and released in CD in 2001. The song was credited with the original title "The Greatest Love of All" recorded by Benson. Copyright infringement lawsuit and settlement In April 1987, Gordon Lightfoot filed a lawsuit against Michael Masser, alleging that Masser's song "The Greatest Love of All" stole twenty-four bars from Lightfoot's 1970 hit "If You Could Read My Mind." According to Maclean's'', Lightfoot commented, "It really rubbed me the wrong way. I don't want the present-day generation to think that I stole my song from him." Lightfoot has stated that he dropped the suit when he felt it was having a negative effect on Whitney Houston, as the suit was about Masser and not her. Ultimately the case was settled out of court and Masser issued a public apology. References External links Benson's "The Greatest Love of All" page at Discogs Benson's "The Greatest Love of All" page at 45cat Houston's "Greatest Love of All" page at Discogs 1977 singles 1977 songs 1986 singles Arista Records singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles CBS Sports Contemporary R&B ballads George Benson songs Number-one singles in Australia Pop ballads Rhythm and blues ballads RPM Top Singles number-one singles Songs involved in plagiarism controversies Songs written by Linda Creed Songs written by Michael Masser Soul ballads Whitney Houston songs