I Love You (Mary J. Blige song)

"I Love You"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album My Life[1]
A-side"You Bring Me Joy"
ReleasedMay 28, 1995 (1995-05-28)
Recorded1994
Genre
LabelUptown, 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.

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

Other recordings

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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  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.