I Love You (Cliff Richard song)

"I Love You"
Single by Cliff Richard and The Shadows
B-side"'D' In Love" (Tepper-Bennett)[1]
Released25 November 1960
Recorded9 September 1960
StudioEMI Studios, London
GenrePop
Length2:02
LabelColumbia 45-DB4547[2]
Songwriter(s)Bruce Welch[2]
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor[2]
Cliff Richard and The Shadows singles chronology
"Nine Times Out of Ten"
(1960)
"I Love You"
(1960)
"Catch Me"
(1961)

"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] and also India (The Voice, Calcutta).

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

  1. ^ "Cliff Richard And The Shadows* - I Love You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 25 November 1960. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 539. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.