Lovey Dovey

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"Lovey Dovey"
Single by The Clovers
A-side "Little Mama"
Released1954
Genre R&B
Length2:54
Label Atlantic Records 45-1022
Songwriter(s) Memphis Edward Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun
The Clovers singles chronology
"Comin' On"
(1953)
"Lovey Dovey"
(1954)
"Little Mama"
(1954)
Official audio
"Lovey Dovey" on YouTube
"Lovey Dovey"
Single by Buddy Knox
B-side "I Got You"
ReleasedNovember 1960
Recorded1960
Genre Rock and roll
Length2:11
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Memphis Edward Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun
Buddy Knox singles chronology
"Long Lonely Nights"
(1960)
"Lovey Dovey"
(1960)
"Ling, Ting, Tong"
(1961)

"Lovey Dovey" is a popular American rhythm and blues song originating in the 1950s and written by Eddie Curtis and Ahmet Ertegun, with the latter usually credited using his songwriter's pseudonym "Nugetre" (Ertegun spelled backwards). The song's initial recording by The Clovers remains the best known version, reaching No. 2 for five weeks on the R&B charts in 1954. [1]

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Background

The song deals with the singer's relationship with his sweetheart and is performed in a light-hearted style. [2]

The saxophone is played by Sam "The Man" Taylor and the piano by Vann "Piano Man" Walls. [3]

Cover versions

Numerous artists have recorded the song. Cover versions have been recorded by:

Legacy

Lyrics from "Lovey Dovey" (particularly "You're the cutest thing, That I ever did see, I really love your peaches, Wanna shake your tree"), were used by Steve Miller in his 1974 chart-topping single "The Joker". "The Joker" in turn was later sampled on another number one hit, "Angel" by Shaggy, giving Ahmet Ertegun credit as a songwriter on the latter. [8]

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