The Loving Gift
| "The Loving Gift" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash | |
| from the album Any Old Wind That Blows | |
| B-side | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" |
| Released | December 1972 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Columbia 4-45758 |
| Songwriter(s) | Kris Kristofferson |
"The Loving Gift" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and originally recorded by the duo of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
Released in December 1972 as a single (Columbia 4-45758, with a cover of Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" on the opposite side) and also included on Johnny Cash's album Any Old Wind That Blows out on January 5 of the next year, the song reached number 27 on U.S. Billboard's country chart for the week of March 10, 1973.