- I Just Want to Make Love to You
Infobox Single
Name = I Just Want to Make Love to You
Artist =Muddy Waters
Released = 1954
Format = 7" 45rpm
Recorded =April 13 ,1954 Chicago ,Illinois , U.S.
Genre =Chicago blues
Length =
Label = Chess (Cat. No. 1571)
Writer =Willie Dixon
Producer =
Last single =
This single =
Next single = "I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a 1954 blues song (see1954 in music ), written byWillie Dixon and first recorded byMuddy Waters . The song was a major hit, reaching number four on "Billboard" magazine's Black Singles chart.Backing Waters'
vocals andguitar on the single wereLittle Walter (harmonica ),Jimmy Rogers (guitar),Otis Spann (piano ),Willie Dixon (bass), andFred Below (drum s). Waters recorded the song again for the album "Electric Mud " (1968).Since the release of Waters' version, the song has been covered numerous times. In 1961,
Etta James recorded the song for her debut album "At Last! ". Her rendition also served as theb-side to her hit "At Last ."The Rolling Stones recorded the song, with slightly modified lyrics, for their 1964 debut album "The Rolling Stones" (titled "England's Newest Hit Makers" in the US).Foghat had a minor pop hit with the song in 1972, when the song reached number eighty-three on the Pop Singles chart.In 1996, Etta James' version became popular in the UK after featuring in a
Diet Coke ad campaign. As a result, the single was re-released there, reaching #5 and giving her a belated first UK hit single.The song has also been recorded by
Chuck Berry , The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, theGrateful Dead ,Buddy Guy ,The Kinks ,Shadows of Knight ,Robben Ford ,Van Morrison ,Lou Rawls ,The Righteous Brothers ,The Yardbirds ,The Animals ,Janis Siegel ,Cold Blood ,April Wine ,Louise Hoffsten and Nanette Workman.The middle eight was adapted by the
Violent Femmes for their 1982 song "Gone Daddy Gone " and the 2006 cover byGnarls Barkley .
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