Lovin' You (The O'Jays song)

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"Lovin' You"
Lovin You 45 label.jpg
Label of 7-inch 45 rpm single
Single by The O'Jays
from the album Let Me Touch You
B-side "Don't Let The Dream Get Away"
Released1987 (1987)
Genre Soul
Length4:05
Label Philadelphia International
Songwriter(s) Gamble and Huff
Producer(s) Gamble and Huff
The O'Jays singles chronology
"Use ta Be My Girl"
(1978)
"Lovin' You"
(1987)
"Have You Had Your Love Today"
(1989)

"Lovin' You" is a 1987 single by the O'Jays from their album, Let Me Touch You, and written by songwriting duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The single, which topped the Billboard R&B chart for one week, was the O'Jays first number one on that chart since "Use Ta Be My Girl" in 1978. [1] The song is the final O'Jays number one to be written and produced by Gamble and Huff. [2]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [4] 44

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