I Really Love You
"I Really Love You" is a song written by Leroy Swearingen,[1] and originally recorded by his Steubenville, Ohio, vocal group called The Stereos[2] in 1961.
| "I Really Love You" | |
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| Single by The Stereos | |
| B-side | "Please Come Back to Me" |
| Released | July 1961 |
| Recorded | 1961 |
| Genre | R&B, Doo-wop |
| Length | 2:16 |
| Label | Cub |
| Songwriter(s) | Leroy Swearingen |
| "I Really Love You" | ||||
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| Single by George Harrison | ||||
| from the album Gone Troppo | ||||
| B-side | "Circles" | |||
| Released | 9 February 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, doo-wop | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Dark Horse | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leroy Swearingen | |||
| Producer(s) | George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Phil McDonald | |||
| George Harrison singles chronology | ||||
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| Gone Troppo track listing | ||||
10 tracks
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Background
The lead singer on the original recording was Ronnie Collins. This song featured the percussion sounds of people walking in rhythm, first heard in the introduction, as well as between the verses and the Bridge section, and finally heard in the outro before the song's fade. The bass vocal is heard singing the doo wop nonsensical syllables, as well as the Bridge section of the song.
Chart performance
The record, issued on Cub Records, a subsidiary of MGM Records, reached number 29 on the Billboard Top 40 chart and number 15 on the R&B chart.
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides[4] | 15 |
George Harrison version
- Later on, the song was covered by former Beatle George Harrison on his 1982 studio album Gone Troppo. It was also released as the album's second single in the United States and the Netherlands, in February 1983, but failed to chart.
References
- "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1961. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- The Stereos at Allmusic
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 803.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 550.
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