"I Love You" | ||||
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Single by Climax Blues Band | ||||
from the album Flying the Flag | ||||
B-side | "Horizontalized" | |||
Released | 1980 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
Writer(s) | Derek Holt | |||
Producer(s) | John Ryan | |||
Climax Blues Band singles chronology | ||||
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"I Love You" is a song recorded by the Climax Blues Band in 1980. It was their second-biggest hit (after 1976's "Couldn't Get It Right"), entering the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1981, peaking at #12 in June, and spending 27 weeks on the chart. It ended up being the 20th biggest hit of 1981. On the Cash Box Top 100, "I Love You" peaked for two weeks at number 9. The song also reached #20 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was featured on their 1980 album, Flying the Flag.
The song was covered by American band Lazlo Bane for their 2007 album Guilty Pleasures. It was also covered by the band Tesla for their 2011 acoustic album Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions.
The song is featured at the end scene of the 2002 Robin Tunney indie-comedy film CHERISH.