I Love You (Mary J. Blige song)

"I Love You"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album My Life
Released	May 29, 1995
Format	Radio single 12-inch single Digital single
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	R&B, Soul, Hip Hop Soul
Label	Uptown/MCA Records
Writer(s)	Isaac Hayes, Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs
Producer	Chucky Thompson
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"You Bring Me Joy" (1995) "I Love You" (1995) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1995)

"I Love You" is a 1995 single by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, taken from her second album My Life. Released only as a radio single, it rose to a peak of #60 on the pop charts. It was occasionally the B-side for the previous dance hit, "You Bring Me Joy". There were plans and negotiations of a possible music video for this single to be shot back-to-back with "You Bring Me Joy", but plans were scrapped as it performed well on its own. I Love You (Part 2) was recorded with rapper duo Smif-n-Wessun. The song samples the piano loop of Isaac Hayes's "Ike's Mood" from 1970's album "...To Be Continued", and samples "Hollywood's World" by DJ Hollywood.

I Love You (Part 3) was later recorded by Keyshia Cole. On Cole's version, rapper Lil' Wayne is featured.