If You Really Love Me
| "If You Really Love Me" | ||||
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| Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
| from the album Where I'm Coming From | ||||
| B-side | "Think of Me As Your Soldier" | |||
| Released | August 1971 | |||
| Format | 7-inch single | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Writer(s) | Stevie Wonder Syreeta Wright |
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| Producer(s) | Stevie Wonder | |||
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"If You Really Love Me" is a song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright. Wonder recorded the song and released his version as a single from his 1971 album Where I'm Coming From. The single peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 (number 8), Billboard′s R&B chart (number 4),[1] and Billboard′s Easy Listening chart (number 10).[2]
The song was one of the last to feature Motown's background band The Funk Brothers. After its release, Wonder left the Hitsville USA studios to record in New York, playing most of the instruments himself. Wonder played Moog bass synthesizer[citation needed], drums, and piano on "If You Really Love Me", while Wright is featured in the background singing.
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Personnel
- Lead vocals by Stevie Wonder
- Background vocals by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers and Stevie Wonder
- Arranged by Stevie Wonder and David Van DePitte
- Produced by Stevie Wonder
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- ↑ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19711023.html
- ↑ "Top Pop 100 Singles" Billboard December 25, 1971: TA-36
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html
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