"I Love You" is a 1995 single by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, taken from her second album My Life.
| "I Love You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mary J. Blige | ||||
| from the album My Life[1] | ||||
| A-side | "You Bring Me Joy" | |||
| Released | May 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Uptown, MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Isaac Hayes, Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs | |||
| Producer(s) | Chucky Thompson | |||
| Mary J. Blige singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"I Love You" was included as a B-side on the standard cassette release of Blige's single "You Bring Me Joy".[2] It charted as a double A-side with "You Bring Me Joy" on the U.S. Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs charts.
There were plans and negotiations of a possible music video for this single to be shot back-to-back with "You Bring Me Joy", but plans were scrapped as it performed well on its own. I Love You (Part 2) was recorded with rapper duo Smif-n-Wessun. The song samples the piano loop of Isaac Hayes's "Ike's Mood" from 1970's album "...To Be Continued", and samples "Hollywood's World" by DJ Hollywood.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] You Bring Me Joy / I Love You |
57 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] You Bring Me Joy / I Love You |
29 |
Other recordings
edit- I Love You (Part 3) was later recorded by Keyshia Cole. On Cole's version, rapper Lil' Wayne is featured.
References
edit- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ You Bring Me Joy (US Cassette single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. Uptown Records. 1995. UPTCS 55029.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2023.