James' original version was recorded in 1956 as "You're the Reason I'm In Love," for the beginning line of the refrain.
An electric guitar-heavy, slow-tempoed song, "You're the Reason ..." was the B-side to the better-known "Young Love" (James' first major hit).
It was recorded the same day as Young Love (October 30, 1956) at Bradley Studio in Nashville TN.
In late 1971, James was about to wrap up a successful stay at Capitol Records, a run that had seen him score 16 consecutive No.
2 (held out by labelmate Freddie Hart's "My Hangup is You"), the first James song that failed to reach the top of Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart since 1967.