I Love You (Cliff Richard song)

"I Love You"
Single by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
B-side	"'D' In Love" (Tepper-Bennett)[1]
Released	25 November 1960
Recorded	9 September 1960, EMI Studios, London
Length	2:11
Label	Columbia 45-DB4547[2]
Songwriter(s)	Bruce Welch[2]
Producer(s)	Norrie Paramor,[2] engineers: Malcolm Addey, Norman Smith
Cliff Richard and The Shadows singles chronology

"I Love You" is the fourth UK number-one hit single (and the second of the 1960s) by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. It was written by the Shadows' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch.[2] Released in November 1960, it was a Christmas No. 1 and stayed at the chart summit for two weeks,[2] although it did not carry a traditional holiday theme. The song also reached No. 1 in New Zealand.[3]

It took until 1977 before another song entitled "I Love You" entered the UK Singles Chart. It was recorded by Donna Summer.[2][4]

References

"Cliff Richard And The Shadows* - I Love You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 54. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
Flavour of New Zealand, 16 March 1961
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 539. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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[Discogs-1] "Cliff Richard And The Shadows* - I Love You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.

[500_Number_One_Hits-2] Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 54. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[3] Flavour of New Zealand, 16 March 1961

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_2-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 539. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.