I Just Want to Make Love to You
Song written by Willie Dixon
| "I Just Want to Make Love to You" | |
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| Single by Muddy Waters and His Guitar | |
| B-side | "Oh Yeh" |
| Released | May 1954 (1954-05) |
| Recorded | Chicago, April 13, 1954[1] |
| Genre | Chicago blues |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Label | Chess |
| Songwriter(s) | Willie Dixon |
| Producer(s) | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess |
| "I Just Want to Make Love to You" | |
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| Single by Foghat | |
| B-side | "A Hole to Hide In" |
| Released | 1972 (1972) |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:14 |
| Label | Bearsville |
| Songwriter(s) | Willie Dixon |
| Producer(s) | Dave Edmunds |
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. In 1954, it was recorded by Muddy Waters,[2] and released as a single with the title "Just Make Love to Me". The song reached number four on Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers chart.[3]
Backing Waters on vocals are Little Walter on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Otis Spann on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums.[1] Waters recorded the song again for the album Electric Mud (1968).
Versions by other artists
In 1960, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last! Her rendition also served as the B-side to her hit of that name. In 1996, it was released as a single in the UK and other European markets after being featured in a Diet Coke advertising campaign. The single reached No. 7 in Ireland,[4] No. 27 in the Netherlands,[5] and, in Belgium, Nos. 31 (Flanders)[6] and 15 (Wallonia).[7]
The Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1964 debut album The Rolling Stones.
British rock group Mungo Jerry released an extended nine-minute version of the song on their second album Electronically Tested (1971).[8]
In 1972, British blues rock group Foghat recorded a studio version for their self-titled debut album in 1972. The song was also released as a single and it became their first single to reach the charts, appearing at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100[9] and No. 31 in Australia.[10] An eight-minute version from a 1977 concert performance is included on Foghat Live. It was edited down to 3:56 release as a single, which reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100[9] and No. 28 on the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada.[11]
References
- ^ a b The Definitive Collection (CD liner). Muddy Waters. Geffen Records. 2006. pp. 13, 15. B0006273-02.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Janowitz, Bill. "Muddy Waters: I Just Want to Make Love to You – Song review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 613.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Etta James – I Just Want to Make Love to You". GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Etta James – I Just Want to Make Love to You". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Etta James – I Just Want to Make Love to You". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/electronically-tested-mw0000352142
- ^ a b "Foghat: Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 5, 1977. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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