I'm Gonna Love You Too
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"I'm Gonna Love You Too" | ||||
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Single by Buddy Holly | ||||
B-side | "Listen to Me" | |||
Released | February 5, 1958[1] | |||
Recorded | July 12, 1957[2] | |||
Genre | Rockabilly | |||
Length | 2:13 | |||
Label | Coral | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty | |||
Producer(s) | Norman Petty | |||
Buddy Holly singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Gonna Love You Too" is a song written by
Song history
There is controversy about the authorship of the song. Jerry Allison has stated that Buddy Holly was the actual author of the song. William Ruhlmann[6] noted:
The song is credited to Joe B. Mauldin, Holly's bass player; Norman Petty, his producer; and Nikki Sullivan, his sometime rhythm guitarist (who was not heard on the recording). There have long been questions about the songwriting credits assigned to the original songs Holly recorded, and Jerry Allison, his drummer, has gone on record stating that "I'm Gonna Love You Too" actually was written primarily by Holly, with Allison composing the bridge. Certainly the song sounds characteristic of the man who wrote "That'll Be the Day." It is another up-tempo number with an infectious tune and boastful lyrics that only thinly veil heartbreak.
Of the song's credited authors, two (Mauldin and Sullivan) were members of Holly's band The Crickets; the third, Petty, was Holly's first manager and also his recording engineer.
Holly included the song on his self-titled second album.[7] It was released as a single on Coral Records, but failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100. Holly continued to sell regionally in the upper midwest USA after his death and when rereleased, "I'm Gonna Love You Too" was a substantial 'regional' hit in Minneapolis and surrounding markets in 1964. When the song was recorded an actual cricket was in the studio. As the song is ending and fading out, you can hear the cricket chirp a couple of times.
Blondie version
"I'm Gonna Love You Too" | ||||
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Single by Blondie | ||||
from the album Parallel Lines | ||||
B-side |
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Released | September 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll[8] | |||
Length | 2:03 | |||
Label | Chrysalis (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe B. Mauldin Niki Sullivan Norman Petty | |||
Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||
Blondie singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
I'm Gonna Love You Too | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
Music video | ||||
"I'm Gonna Love You Too" (TopPop, 1978) on YouTube |
The biggest hit from Blondie's previous album,
Record World said that Blondie "added their own signature sound [to the Buddy Holly original] for a cross-decade effect."[11]
Release history
US 7" (CHS 2251)
- "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty, Niki Sullivan) – 2:03
- "Just Go Away" (Debbie Harry) – 3:21
Holland 7" (15729)
- "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty, Niki Sullivan) – 2:03
- "Fan Mail" (Jimmy Destri) – 2:35
Chart information
Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
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Belgium[12] | 3 |
Netherlands | 6 |
Finland | 20 |
Other versions
Adam Faith included the song on his self-titled album released in 1961.[13]
The song was covered by the Hullaballoos in 1964 in a version that reached No. 56 in the U.S.[14]
A live version, recorded by the
Terry Jacks also covered the song on his 1974 album Seasons in the Sun,[17] and also releasing it as a single, which failed to chart in the USA, but made No.7 in Canada.
In 2007, a home video of Paul McCartney singing an acoustic version of this song was put on the chronology menu of the first disc of his DVD, The McCartney Years.
In 2012,
References
- ^ "AllMusic - I'm gonna love you too". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Buddy Holly - The Complete Works - 1957-2". Buddyholly.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Buddy Holly - The Complete Works - 1957-2". Buddyholly.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "AllMusic - I'm gonna love you too". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "Parallel Lines - Blondie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "I'm Gonna Love You Too - Buddy Holly | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ William Ruhlmann (February 20, 1958). "Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ "I'm Gonna Love You Too". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Blondie". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 2, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Discografie Blondie". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Adam Faith - Adam Faith (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Richie Unterberger. "The Hullaballoos | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Jimmy Gilmer - Buddy's Buddy (Buddy Holly Songs By Jimmy Gilmer) (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators [UK Bonus Tracks] - The 13th Floor Elevators | Release Info". AllMusic. January 25, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Dave Thompson. "Holly Days - Denny Laine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Holly Days - Denny Laine | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (June 28, 2011). "Rave on Buddy Holly - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2016.