Who's Lovin' You

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"Who's Lovin' You"
William "Smokey" Robinson
Producer(s)
The Miracles singles chronology
"Shop Around"
(1960) 		"Who's Lovin' You"
(1960) 		"Ain't It Baby"
(1961)

"Who's Lovin' You" is a

Giorgia Todrani and Jessica Mauboy. The most famous version is attributed to The Jackson 5. Shaheen Jafargholi, then twelve years old, performed the song at Michael Jackson
's public memorial service in July 2009.

The Miracles original version

The song was written by Smokey Robinson for his group

b-side to their first Motown hit, "Shop Around" (the label's first million-selling hit single),[2]
and remained one of their most popular songs (becoming a strong regional hit in many areas of the country).

During the 1960s, many Motown acts, from The Supremes to the Temptations to Brenda Holloway, recorded a remake of the song.

Personnel

Brenda & the Tabulations version

"Who's Lovin' You"
Brenda and The Tabulations
singles chronology
"Dry Your Eyes"
(1967) 		"Who's Lovin' You"
(1967) 		"Just Once in a Lifetime"
(1967)

Though today this version is relatively obscure compared to others like those of The Miracles and The Jackson 5, it is to date the only one to place on the Billboard Hot 100. Released in 1967 on Dionn 501, Brenda & the Tabulations took this song to position #66. It was also a #19 hit on Billboard's R&B chart.[3] The gender of the lyrics was amended to fit the female vocalist.

Chart history

Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart 66
U.S. Billboard Top Selling R&B Singles 19

Personnel

  • Lead vocals by Brenda Payton
  • Background vocals by Eddie Jackson, Maurice Coates and Jerry Jones

Jackson 5 version

"Who's Lovin' You"
Hitsville USA (Studio A)
GenreSoul
Length
  • 4:01 (album version)
  • 4:20 (single version)
William "Smokey" Robinson
Producer(s)Bobby Taylor
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
"
Big Boy
"
(1968) 		"I Want You Back" / "Who's Lovin' You"
(1969) 		"ABC"
(1970)

The most famous cover of "Who's Lovin' You", and the one most future covers were based upon, was recorded on August 7, 1969 by

Los Angeles, California to record the hit pop songs he would co-write for the group with the Corporation
.

The song was issued as the b-side to the Jackson 5's first single, "I Want You Back", which went to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts. A shortened version was included on the first Jackson 5 LP, Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. The original single version was twenty seconds longer, with fewer backing vocals and sparser instrumentation than the album version. The mono single mix was released on Michael's Love Songs compilation release in 2002.

The Jackson 5 performed this on their first

better source needed
]

When the group performed the song during their concerts and live performances, Michael usually gave an intro about being really young but knowing about the blues, usually stating how he met the girl during sandbox and sharing cookies, and ended in "I stepped up to her and i said..." the song started from there. In their first concert in Philadelphia, it (along with "I Want You Back") caused the show to be stopped for several minutes because of such a huge response from the audience. It was a regularly performed/popular song in their set-list from 1970 to early 1972, presumably dropped from the set because of more hits being released and Michael's voice beginning to change in 1972.

The song was remixed by

No ID for the 2009 release The Remix Suite
.

Personnel

Chart performance

On May 2, 2009, the song debuted at No. 54 in

UK Official Singles Chart, and peaked at No.36 in July 2009.[7]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 250,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. Hi... We're The Miracles at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 1: 1959-1961 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 77.
  4. ISBN 9781788400572
    .
  5. ^ "Who's Lovin' You by The Jackson 5 Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  6. ISBN 978-0-88188-882-9
    .
  7. ^ "Jackson 5 UK Singles Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  8. ^ "British single certifications – Jackson 5 – Who's Lovin' You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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