Lovin' You

This article is about the Minnie Riperton song. For other uses, see Loving You.
"Lovin' You"
Dutch picture sleeve
Single by Minnie Riperton
from the album Perfect Angel
B-side"The Edge of a Dream"
ReleasedNovember 29, 1974
Recorded1974
StudioRecord Plant, Los Angeles, CA[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:20 (radio edit)[4]
  • 3:41 (album version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Minnie Riperton singles chronology
"Seeing You This Way"
(1974) 		"Lovin' You"
(1974) 		"Inside My Love"
(1975)
Official audio
"Lovin' You" on YouTube

"Lovin' You" is a song recorded by American singer Minnie Riperton from her second studio album, Perfect Angel (1974). It was written by Riperton and her husband, Richard Rudolph, produced by Rudolph and Stevie Wonder, and released as the album's third single on November 29, 1974. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 5, 1975. Additionally, it reached number two on the UK Singles chart, and number three on the Billboard R&B chart. In the US, it ranked number 13 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975.

On April 8, 1975, "Lovin' You" was certified gold in the United States by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units.[5] It was also certified silver in the UK by BPI on May 1, 1975, for sales of 250,000 units.[6]

  1. ^ a b Eskow, Gary (February 1, 2008). "Classic Tracks: Minnie Riperton's 'Lovin' You'". Mix. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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  3. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Minnie Riperton – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
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  5. ^ "Minnie Riperton – Lovin' You – RIAA Gold Certification". RIAA. April 8, 1975. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Minnie Riperton – Loving You". BPI. May 1, 1975. Retrieved March 25, 2019.