"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.[2]
Background
"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
- 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.[3] 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
- Wilson Pickett version[4][5]
- Bobby Womack version[4]
- Produced by Chips Moman[7]
- Bobby Womack - vocals, guitar,[8] musical arrangement
- Gene Chrisman - drums
- Bobby Emmons - organ
- Mike Leech - bass, musical arrangement
- Bobby Wood - piano
- Reggie Young - guitar
- Aretha Franklin version[9][4][10]
References
- ^ Franklin, Aretha. "Let Me in Your Life" (Original Album Notes). Atlantic. 1974.
- ^ 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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