I Love You (Mary J. Blige song)

"I Love You"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album My Life
A-side	"You Bring Me Joy"
Released	May 28, 1995 (1995-05-28)
Recorded	1994
Genre	R&B soul hip hop soul
Label	Uptown, MCA
Songwriter(s)	Isaac Hayes, Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs
Producer(s)	Chucky Thompson
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"You Bring Me Joy" (1995) "I Love You" (1995) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1995)

"I Love You" is a 1995 single by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige, taken from her second album My Life . ^[1]

Background

"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

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
US Cash Box Top 100 [5]	28

Other recordings

• I Love You (Part 3) was later recorded by Keyshia Cole. On Cole's version, rapper Lil' Wayne is featured.

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
2. You Bring Me Joy (US Cassette single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. Uptown Records. 1995. UPTCS 55029.
3. "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
4. "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
5. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-08-05.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}