Let Me Tell You About Love

{{Infobox song

| name = Let Me Tell You About Love

| cover = Letmetell.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Judds

| album = River of Time

| B-side = Water of Love

| released = June 26, 1989

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:01

| label = RCA/Curb

| writer = Carl Perkins
Paul Kennerley
Brent Maher

| producer = Brent Maher

| prev_title = Young Love (Strong Love)

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = One Man Woman

| next_year = 1989

}}

"Let Me Tell You About Love" is a song written by Carl Perkins, Paul Kennerley and Brent Maher, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in June 1989 as the second single from the album River of Time. The song was The Judds' fourteenth and final number one on the country chart. The RCA/Curb single, 8947-7-R, b/w "Water of Love", went to number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=184}} The record also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Carl Perkins played lead guitar on the recording,{{cite AV media notes |title=River of Time |others=The Judds |year=1989 |type=cassette liner |publisher=RCA/Curb |id=9595-2-R}} and session musicians included double bassist Roy Huskey, Jr. and drummer Eddie Bayers.{{cite AV media notes |title=River of Time |others=The Judds |year=1989 |type=cassette liner |publisher=RCA/Curb |id=9595-2-R}}

The song appeared on their 1991 Greatest Hits Volume Two collection. It was also the last country number one by a duo or vocal collaboration until Brooks & Dunn's "Brand New Man" in 1991.

Content

The song is about a romance between "Sheba" and Solomon. The historical Bathsheba was Solomon's mother, not his lover; however, Solomon is said to have married the Queen of Sheba.

Chart performance

"Let Me Tell You About Love" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 8, 1989.

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!align="left"|Chart (1989)

!align="center"|Peak
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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6640&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989|work=RPM|date=December 23, 1989|accessdate=August 28, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1989: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1989| accessdate=August 28, 2013}}

| align="center" | 8

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