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I Really Love You
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = I Really Love You
| cover = I really love you george.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = George Harrison
| album = Gone Troppo
| B-side = Circles
| released = 9 February 1983
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rhythm and blues, doo-wop
| length = 2:54
| label = Dark Horse
| writer = Leroy Swearingen
| producer = George Harrison, Ray Cooper, Phil McDonald
| prev_title = Wake Up My Love
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = I Don't Want to Do It
| next_year = 1985
| misc =
}}
"'I Really Love You'" is a song written by Leroy Swearingen, and originally recorded by his Steubenville, Ohio, vocal group called The Stereos[ The Stereos] at Allmusic in 1961.
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.
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
Category:1983 singles
Category:George Harrison songs
Category:Song recordings produced by George Harrison
Category:1961 songs
Category:Dark Horse Records singles
Category:Doo-wop songs
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