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| Single by Brownstone | ||||
| from the album From the Bottom Up | ||||
| Released | October 24, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 5:04 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dave "Jam" Hall | |||
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"If You Love Me" is a song by American R&B group Brownstone, released on October 24, 1994, by MJJ Music and Epic Records. It is the second single from their debut album, From the Bottom Up (1995). The song was written by Gordon Chambers, Nichole Gilbert, and Dave Hall, and features a sample from "Spellbound" (1990) by American rapper K-Solo.[2] "If You Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 but lost to "Creep" by TLC.
"If You Love Me" peaked at number eight on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart as well as number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. It topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 20 in Australia, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The music video for the Remix features rapper Craig Mack. In 2015, Canadian rapper Tory Lanez sampled the song for his hit single "Say It". Billboard named the song number 84 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[3]
- ^ Billboard Staff (July 10, 2017). "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
Harnessing the strut of New Jack Swing with an emotive edge, Brownstone's "If You Love Me" reigns as a sidepiece anthem...
- ^ From the Bottom Up (booklet). Brownstone. MJJ Music, Epic Records. 1994. 477362 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.