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I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)
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Wikipedia article
"'I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)'" is a 1947 ballad written by [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=390079799&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 ASCAP entry for the song] and recorded by Savannah Churchill and The Sentimentalists. The single was Savannah Churchill's most successful release on the R&B charts, spending six months on the chart and reaching number one on the R&B Juke Box chart.
Cover versions
*Also in 1947, Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians, reached number two on the R&B Juke Box chart, with their version of the song.
*Also in 1947, Dinah Washington recorded the song. It was released as a single 'Stairway to the Stars c/w I Want to be Loved'. It is often confused with her 1950 single 'I Wanna Be Loved' (written by Johnny Green, Edward Heyman and Billy Rose.)
*In 1956 Johnnie Ray recorded a version for Columbia Records.
*In 1969 Mina covered the song on her album 'Mina for You'.
See also
* Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947
* List of 'Billboard' number-one R&B singles of the 1940s
References
Category:1947 songs
Category:Rhythm and blues ballads
Category:Lionel Hampton songs
Category:Dinah Washington songs
Category:Johnnie Ray songs
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