"Perhaps Love" is a song written by John Denver

John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...

. It was addressed to his wife while they were separated and moving towards a divorce.

The song was recorded as a duet by John Denver and Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...

 and appeared in the album by Domingo with the same title Perhaps Love

Perhaps Love (album)

Perhaps Love is a 1981 album by Plácido Domingo. It was released on CD in 1990 and again in 2008.-Track listing:# He Couldn't Love You More...

. The orchestra is conducted by Lee Holdridge

Lee Holdridge

Lee Holdridge is a Haitian-born American television composer and orchestrator.-Biography:He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, of a Puerto-Rican mother and an American father, the botanist an climatologist Leslie Holdridge...

.

"Perhaps Love" is the only song on the album with Denver's vocals alongside Domingo. Denver however also appeared in the album's cover version of "Annie's Song

Annie's Song

"Annie's Song" is a rock/country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart...

" where he accompanies Domingo on guitar.

The song peaked at #22 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #59 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 in 1982.

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	59
UK Singles Chart	46
Irish Singles Chart	26
Dutch Top 40	16
New Zealand Singles Chart	15

Other versions

• Denver recorded a solo version of this song for his 1982 album Seasons of the Heart
  Seasons of the Heart (album)
  Seasons of the Heart is the 16th album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in February 1982. The singles released from this album are "Shanghai Breezes"/"What One Man Can Do" and "Seasons of the Heart."-Side one:...
  
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• It was performed as a duo by Plácido Domingo and Rolando Villazón
  Rolando Villazón
  Emilio Rolando Villazón Mauleón is a Mexican tenor. He settled in France and in 2007 became a French citizen.-Early life and education:...
  
  
• An instrumental version of this song appears on flutist James Galway
  James Galway
  - External links : IMGArtists.com 15 September 2008. AllAboutJazz.com 5 August 2008.*...
  
  's 1988 album James Galway - Greatest Hits.
• The song was covered by Jose Mari Chan
  José Mari Chan
  Jose Mari Chan is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He was born in Iloilo City on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1967...
  
  in a duet with his daughter, Liza.