I Love You (Otis Leavill song)
Appearance
"I Love You" | |
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Song | |
B-side | "I Need You" |
"I Love You" is a song and single written by Carl Davis, Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin and performed by American soul singer, Otis Leavill.[1][2] Record and Acklin also provided backing vocals.[3] At the time of the recording, Leavill was vice-president of Dakar Records, the label upon which the song was released.[4]
It was first released in 1969 in America and reached 10 on the R&B chart and 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970.[3][5] Allmusic.com described Leavill's rendition as "imitating Record, the Chi-lites' lead singer".[3] It was released on Atlantic in the UK in 1970 but failed to chart.[6]
References
- ^ "I Love You". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "I Love You". BMI Repertoire. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ a b c "Otis Leavill". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ Talevski, Nick. Knocking On Heavens Door. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ "January 17, 1970 Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "I Love You (UK)". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-07.