I Love You So

For the Walters song, see I Love You So (song). For the Cole Porter song, see List of songs written by Cole Porter.
I Love You So
Studio album by
Natalie Cole
ReleasedMarch 19, 1979
Recorded1978–1979
Genre
LabelCapitol
Producer
Natalie Cole chronology
Natalie Live!
(1978) 		I Love You So
(1979) 		We're the Best of Friends
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

I Love You So is an album by American singer Natalie Cole.[2] Released on March 19, 1979, by Capitol Records, The album reached peak positions of number 52 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.[3]

Track listing

  1. "I Love You So" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 4:49
  2. "You're So Good" (Fred Freeman, Harry Nehls) - 3:23
  3. "It's Been You" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 4:53
  4. "Your Lonely Heart" (Natalie Cole, Rob Halprin) - 4:45
  5. "The Winner" (Chuck Jackson, Gene Barge, Marvin Yancy, Rob Halprin) - 3:40
  6. "Oh, Daddy" (Christine McVie) - 4:03
  7. "Sorry" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Jessy Dixon) - 4:45
  8. "Stand by" (Natalie Cole, Marvin Yancy) - 4:19
  9. "Who Will Carry On" (Natalie Cole) - 3:36

Personnel

  • Natalie Cole – lead vocals
  • Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
  • Mark Davis – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
  • Linda Williams – keyboards
  • Marvin Yancy – keyboards
  • Chuck Bynum – guitars, backing vocals (4)
  • Richard Fortune – guitars
  • Johnny McGhee – guitars
  • Phil Upchurch – guitars
  • Norman Zeller – guitars
  • Stephen Dietrich – electric steel guitar
  • Keni Burke – bass
  • Bobby Eaton – bass
  • Jeff Eyrich – bass
  • Alvin Taylor – drums
  • Teddy Sparks – drums
  • William Green – oboe, woodwinds
  • Fred Jackson Jr. – woodwinds
  • Ernie Watts – woodwinds
  • George Bohanon – trombone, music contractor
  • Maurice Spears – trombone
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • Bobby Bryant – trumpet
  • Nolan Smith – trumpet
  • Paul Riser – horn and string arrangements
  • Gene Barge – rhythm, horn and string arrangements
  • Billy Page – music contractor
  • McKinley Jackson – music contractor
  • The Colettes – backing vocals
  • The "N" Sisters – backing vocals
  • Anita Anderson – backing vocals (7)
  • Sissy Peoples – backing vocals (7)

Production

  • Kevin Hunter – executive producer, management
  • Gene Barge – producer
  • Chuck Johnson – producer
  • Marvin Yancy – producer
  • Gerry Brown – engineer
  • Reginald Dozier – engineer, remix engineer
  • Zoli Osaze – engineer
  • Al Schmitt – engineer
  • Gordon Shyrock – engineer
  • Frank Kejmar – orchestra engineer
  • Mark Davis – remix engineer
  • Donald "Butch" Lynch – remix engineer
  • Clay McMurray – remix engineer
  • Serge Reyes – remix engineer
  • Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • John Ernsdorf – art direction, design
  • Melissa Tormé-March – art direction, cover coordinator
  • Vincent Frye – photography
  • Emory Jones – hair
  • Davida – make-up
  • New Direction – management

Charts

Chart (1979)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 52
US Billboard Top Soul LPs 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Singer Natalie Cole Coming to Omni Saturday". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 25 Mar 1979. p. 10E.
  3. ^ a b "I Love You So > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Natalie Cole – I Love You So". Recording Industry Association of America.