If You Really Love Me

"If You Really Love Me"
"If You Really Love Me"
Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Where I'm Coming From
B-side	"Think of Me As Your Soldier"
Released	22 July 1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	Studio A, Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Genre	R&B; pop;
Length	3:00
Label	Tamla
Songwriter(s)	Stevie Wonder; Syreeta Wright;
Producer(s)	Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology

"If You Really Love Me" is a song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright. Wonder recorded the song and released his version as a single from his 1971 album Where I'm Coming From. The single peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 (number 8), Billboard′s R&B chart (number 4),^[2] and Billboard′s Easy Listening chart (number 10).^[3]

The song was one of the last to feature Motown's background band The Funk Brothers. After its release, Wonder left the Hitsville USA studios to record in New York City, playing most of the instruments himself. Wonder played Moog bass synthesizer,^{[citation needed]} drums, and piano on "If You Really Love Me", while Wright is featured in the background singing.

Personnel[]

Stevie Wonder – lead and background vocals; arrangement, instrumentation; production
Syreeta Wright – background vocals
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
David Van DePitte – arrangement

Chart performance[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	20
UK Singles Chart	60
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	8
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	10
U.S. R&B	4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[5]	9

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1971)	Rank
U.S. Billboard^[6]	48
U.S. Cash Box^[7]	77
U.S. R&B/Soul (Billboard)^[8]	28

References[]

^ "Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me" – via www.45cat.com.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 262.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Top 100 1971-10-23". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
^ "Top Pop 100 Singles" Billboard December 25, 1971: TA-36
^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
^ Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me" – via www.45cat.com.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 635.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 262.

[4] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[5] "Top 100 1971-10-23". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

[6] "Top Pop 100 Singles" Billboard December 25, 1971: TA-36

[7] "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.

[8] Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

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Discography
Studio albums	The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Tribute to Uncle Ray With a Song in My Heart Stevie at the Beach Up-Tight Down to Earth I Was Made to Love Her Someday at Christmas Eivets Rednow For Once in My Life My Cherie Amour Signed, Sealed & Delivered Where I'm Coming From Music of My Mind Talking Book Innervisions Fulfillingness' First Finale Songs in the Key of Life Hotter than July In Square Circle Characters Conversation Peace A Time to Love
Live albums	Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius Stevie Wonder Live Live at the Talk of the Town Natural Wonder
Soundtracks	Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" The Woman in Red The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album Jungle Fever
Compilations	Looking Back Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection At the Close of a Century The Definitive Collection 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder The Complete Stevie Wonder
Singles	"Fingertips" "Hey Harmonica Man" "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" "With a Child's Heart" "Blowin' in the Wind" "A Place in the Sun" "Someday at Christmas" "Hey Love" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I'm Wondering" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "Alfie" "For Once in My Life" "I Don't Know Why" "My Cherie Amour" "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" "Never Had a Dream Come True" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" "Heaven Help Us All" "We Can Work It Out" "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" "If You Really Love Me" "What Christmas Means to Me" "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" "Superstition" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "Higher Ground" "Living for the City" "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" "He's Misstra Know-It-All" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Boogie On Reggae Woman" "I Wish" "Sir Duke" "Another Star" "As" "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" "Send One Your Love" "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Lately" "Happy Birthday" "That Girl" "Ebony and Ivory" "Do I Do" "Ribbon in the Sky" "Front Line" "I Just Called to Say I Love You" "Love Light in Flight" "Part-Time Lover" "That's What Friends Are For" "Go Home" "Overjoyed" "Skeletons" "You Will Know" "Get It" "Gotta Have You" "We Didn't Know" "For Your Love" "So What the Fuss" "From the Bottom of My Heart" "All About the Love Again" "Faith" "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate"
Featured singles	"My Love" "How Come, How Long" "California Roll"
Other songs	"You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" "Golden Lady" "All in Love Is Fair" "They Won't Go When I Go" "Knocks Me Off My Feet" "Pastime Paradise" "Isn't She Lovely" "Black Man" "We Are the World" "Just Good Friends" "Seasons of Love" "True to Your Heart"
Tours	Songs in the Key of Life Tour
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