“For Loving You”, a song written by Steve Karliski and Rossini Pinto, was recorded by Bill Anderson & Jan Howard for the Decca label, was recorded on September 27, 1966, at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN, in the recording session Bill & Jan, were accompanied by: Jerry Shook (guitar), Ray Edenton (guitar), Jim Lance (guitar), Sonny Garrish (steel), Roy M. “Junior” Huskey, Jr. (bass), Leonard Miller (drums) and Floyd Cramer (piano).With the production of Owen Bradley, the song was released on October 16, 1966, on December 23, 1966, reached # 1 on the US charts. Hot Country Songs, for 4 weeks, and remained a total of 20 weeks in the charts. In Canadian RPM Country Tracks, It reached number # 8. The single was the duo’s most successful release. It was the fourth number one for Bill and the first and only for Jan.
The song was included in Bill & Jan’s first studio album, For loving you (Decca 1967), released in October 1967, on March 16, 1968, reached number 6 on the US Top Country Albums charts, remaining A total of 20 weeks on the charts.
In December of the same year, Skeeter Davis and Don Bowman, also released a version of “For Loving You”, for the RCA Victor label.