I Love You (Otis Leavill song)
| "I Love You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Otis Leavill | ||||
| B-side | "I Need You" | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Dakar Records 45-614 | |||
| Songwriters | Carl Davis, Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin | |||
| Producer | Willie Henderson | |||
| Otis Leavill singles chronology | ||||
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"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] Record and Acklin also provided backing vocals.[2] At the time of the recording, Leavill was vice-president of Dakar Records, the label upon which the song was released.[3]
Chart performance
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.[2][4] Allmusic.com described Leavill's rendition as "imitating Record, the Chi-lites' lead singer".[2] It was released on Atlantic in the UK in 1970 but failed to chart.
References
- ^ "I Love You". BMI Repertoire. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c "Otis Leavill". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ Talevski, Nick (7 April 2010). Knocking On Heavens Door. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121172. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ "January 17, 1970 Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-06-01.