"I'm in Love" is a song written by Bobby Womack. It was first recorded by Wilson Pickett in 1967, which gave him a top-ten R&B hit on Billboard's chart in 1968, peaking at number 4 as well as peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
| "I'm in Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| from the album Let Me in Your Life | ||||
| B-side | "Oh Baby" | |||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby Womack | |||
| Producer(s) | Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |||
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Background
edit"I'm in Love" was written in response to some of the criticism he had been receiving after marrying the widow of the recently deceased Sam Cooke.
Cover versions
edit- Womack himself recorded his version of the song in 1968 shortly after Pickett's version was released and included it on his 1969 album, Fly Me to the Moon.
- The version to achieve the most success came in 1974, when Aretha Franklin released it as a single. Her version hit number 1 on Billboard's R&B chart for two weeks and also peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Wilson Pickett's version is most recently used as the back-track for Nature of the Beast's "When It's Good".
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered the song in concert in the early 1980s, and a version is featured on their set The Live Anthology.
- The Temptations covered the song in 2007 in the studio album Back to Front.
Personnel
edit- Produced by Tommy Cogbill & Tom Dowd[5]
- Wilson Pickett - vocals
- Gene Chrisman - drums
- Tommy Cogbill - electric bass
- Bobby Emmons - organ
- Bobby Wood - piano
- Bobby Womack - lead guitar
- Reggie Young - additional guitar
- Charlie Chalmers - tenor saxophone
- King Curtis - tenor saxophone
- Gene "Bowlegs" Miller - trumpet
- Floyd Newman - baritone saxophone
- Bobby Womack version[3]
- Produced by Chips Moman[6]
- Bobby Womack - vocals, guitar,[7] musical arrangement
- Gene Chrisman - drums
- Bobby Emmons - organ
- Mike Leech - bass, musical arrangement
- Bobby Wood - piano
- Reggie Young - guitar
- Aretha Franklin - lead vocals
- Judy Clay - background vocals
- Gwen Guthrie - background vocals
- Cissy Houston - background vocals
- Deidre Tuck - background vocals
- William Eaton - orchestral arrangement
- Stan Clarke - bass
- Cornell Dupree - guitar
- Donny Hathaway - acoustic piano
- Bob James - additional keyboards
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- Rick Marotta - drums
- Gene Orloff - concertmaster
- David Spinozza - guitar
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 461.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 215.
- ^ a b c Franklin, Aretha. "I'm in Love". Songfacts. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Pickett, Wilson. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: July 1 & 3, 1967 (Memphis, TN)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Pickett, Wilson. "I'm in Love" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1968.
- ^ Womack, Bobby. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Original Album Notes). Minit. 1968.
- ^ Womack, Bobby (January 1969). "Fly Me to the Moon". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Aretha Franklin with William Eaton Orchestra. "Atlantic Recording Sessions: April 10, 1973 (NYC)". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
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