| "I Want You" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Iwantyousingle.jpg) French vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album I Want You | ||||
| B-side | "I Want You" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Marvin's Room, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 4:34 (single version) | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
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"I Want You" is a song written by Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and performed by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye. It was released as a single in 1976 on his fourteenth studio album of the same name (1976) on his Tamla label. The song introduced a change in musical styles for Gaye, who before then had been recording songs with a funk edge. "I Want You", among other similar songs, gave him a disco audience. Ware, who produced the song alongside Gaye, also was attributed with the single's success.
The song stood to be one of Marvin's most popular singles during his later Motown period followed by his sabbatical following the release of 1973's Let's Get It On. The song eventually reached number one on the Hot Selling Soul Singles chart[1] and number fifteen on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also became a disco hit, reaching number ten on the Disco Singles Chart alongside "After the Dance".[2]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 225.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 108.