<P> Released on the Long Live Love album in the United Kingdom by EMI , it was eventually released on the album If You Love Me , Let Me Know in the United States on MCA . The song was written by Jeff Barry and the Australian composer Peter Allen ; the latter recorded it around the same time on his album Continental American . It also appears in the musical about Allen 's life , The Boy from Oz . VH1 placed the song at No. 11 on its `` 40 Most Softsational Soft - Rock Songs '' list . The song won Newton - John both the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 17th Grammy Awards . Andy Williams released a version in 1974 on his album , You Lay So Easy on My Mind . </P>
<P> Released on the Long Live Love album in the United Kingdom by EMI , it was eventually released on the album If You Love Me , Let Me Know in the United States on MCA . The song was written by Jeff Barry and the Australian composer Peter Allen ; the latter recorded it around the same time on his album Continental American . It also appears in the musical about Allen 's life , The Boy from Oz . VH1 placed the song at No. 11 on its `` 40 Most Softsational Soft - Rock Songs '' list . The song won Newton - John both the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 17th Grammy Awards . Andy Williams released a version in 1974 on his album , You Lay So Easy on My Mind . </P>
who wrote the song i honestly love you
who wrote the song i honestly love you
Peter Allen Jeff Barry
Peter Allen Jeff Barry