"I Like It Like That" is a song by Chris Kenner and Allen Toussaint,[1] first recorded by Kenner, whose version reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961.[2] It was kept from the No.1 spot by "Tossin' and Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis.[3] This release also went to No. 2 on the R&B singles chart, also behind "Tossin' and Turnin'".[4] The narrator of the song invites the listener to come with him to a happening spot named "I Like It Like That". The lyrics are mostly spoken in the verses, as well as saying the line: "The name of the place is".
| "I Like It Like That" | ||||
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| Single by The Dave Clark Five | ||||
| from the album I Like It Like That | ||||
| B-side | "Hurting Inside" | |||
| Released | 1961 (Chris Kenner version) June 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Epic 9811 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint | |||
| Producer(s) | Adrian Clark (pseudonym of Dave Clark and Adrian Kerridge) | |||
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Cover versions
edit- In The Dave Clark Five's 1965 version, all the lyrics are sung. It charted at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] Cash Box said that the Dave Clark Five play "the pulsating teen-angled terpsichorean-themed affair in a contagious warm-hearted bluesy style".[6] Record World called it a "very tough rendition."[7]
References
edit- ^ "I Like It Like That," BMI Repertoire [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chris Kenner Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 320.
- ^ "The Dave Clark Five Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 19, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. June 19, 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-07-21.