I've Been Loving You

"Loving You Baby"
"Loving You Baby"
Single by Wednesday
B-side	"Here's to the Next Time" (Canada); "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" (U.S.);
Released	March 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Pop
Length	3:22
Label	Skyline (Canada); Celebration (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	John Dee Driscoll
Wednesday singles chronology

"I've Been Loving You"
"I've Been Loving You"
Single by Elton John
B-side	"Here's to the Next Time"
Released	1 March 1968
Recorded	February 1968
Genre	Pop
Label	Philips (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	Caleb Quaye
Elton John singles chronology

"I've Been Loving You" is the 1968 debut single by Elton John with lyrics credited to Bernie Taupin (although John later admitted that he wrote the song by himself, giving Taupin credit as an effort to earn Taupin his first publishing royalties). The B-side is "Here's to the Next Time", an Elton John composition. "I've Been Loving You" was not originally included on any album and the single was withdrawn shortly after its release. Neither side appeared on any official album release until the 1992 "Rare Masters" box set (which featured previously unreleased stereo mixes of both).

The single is extremely rare.^[1] An even rarer 4-song EP, released only in Portugal, contained two additional songs: "Thank You for All Your Loving" (written by John and then bandmate Caleb Quaye) and "Angel Tree" (the first true release of a John/Taupin composition).

According to John's YouTube channel, the single's b-side, "Here's to the Next Time," was recorded at DJM studios in late 1967.^[2]

Wednesday cover[]

In 1976, the Canadian band Wednesday covered the song under the title "Loving You Baby". It was a substantial hit in their native country, peaking at #6 for two weeks on the Canadian singles charts.^[3] It is ranked as the 78th biggest Canadian hit of 1976.^[4]

Chart history[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles ^[5]	6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada ^[6]	78

Other cover versions[]

On May 24, 1968 (shortly after Elton's release), Edwin Bee released it as a single, marking the first cover version of an Elton John composition.

References[]

^ [1]
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ0A75pjnOg
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Listen to "I've Been Loving You" on YouTube (Elton John)
Listen to "Loving You Baby" on YouTube (Wednesday)

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[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ0A75pjnOg

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

[4] "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

[5] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-03-06. Retrieved 2018-10-23.

[6] "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

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