I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)

"I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album By Heart
B-side	"Don't Cry Joni"
Released	July 21, 1984
Genre	Country
Length	2:59
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Producer(s)	Conway Twitty, Dee Henry
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Somebody's Needin' Somebody" (1984) "I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)" (1984) "Ain't She Somethin' Else" (1984)

"I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)" is a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by the American country music artist, Conway Twitty, with backing vocals by Twitty's daughter Joni Lee. It was released in July 1984, as the second single from the album By Heart. The song was Twitty's 48th number-one overall country hit. In the US, the single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Cover version

The song was covered by the American country music artist, Cody Johnson, for his 2021 album, Human: The Double Album. Willie Nelson chose it as the title track to his Harlan Howard tribute album in 2023.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	11

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006 (Second ed.). Record Research. p. 362.
2. "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "1985 Talent Almanac" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. December 22, 1984. p. TA-23. Retrieved June 16, 2021.