It was first recorded as a duet by American country artists Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner.
"That's What Made Me Love" was recorded in September 1975 at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.
[2] "That's What Made Me Love You" was released as a single by MCA Records in February 1979.
[3] The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number seven in May 1976.
[3] In Canada, the single reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1976.