Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin song)
| "Baby I Love You" | ||||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| from the album Aretha Arrives | ||||
| B-side | Goin' Down Slow | |||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon | |||
| Producer | Jerry Wexler | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
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"Baby I Love You" is a popular song by R&B singer Aretha Franklin. It was the only single release from her Aretha Arrives album in 1967, the song was a huge hit. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and spent two weeks at number-one on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. It was featured in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film Goodfellas.[1] A live recording featured on the album "Aretha in Paris" (1968). There have been several other famous musicians who have covered Aretha Franklin's "Baby I Love You", such as; Lisa Marie Presley in 1989, Jimmy Holiday in 1966-1972, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack in 1972, B.B. King, The Bar-Kays in 1971, Erma Franklin in 1969, Irma Thomas in 1988, and Otis Rush in 1969, and various other musicians.
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues | 1 (2 weeks) |
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
| Preceded by "I Was Made to Love Her" by Stevie Wonder |
Billboard's Hot Rhythm & Blues number one single August 26 - September 2, 1967 |
Succeeded by "Cold Sweat" by James Brown |
