Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
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"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" is a song written by Ivy Jo Hunter and Stevie Wonder, originally released in 1966 by the Four Tops via the Motown label.[1] In addition to co-writing the song, Wonder also instrumentally contributed drums to the track.
Cash Box described the song as a "hard-pounding, rhythmic, pop-R&B romancer all about a lucky guy who has finally found the gal that he’s always dreamed about."[2] Record World described it as a "teen beat love ode."[3]
Credits
- Lead vocals by Levi Stubbs
- Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson & Lawrence Payton
- Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
- Drums by Stevie Wonder
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]
Cover versions
- Nick Kamen released a version in 1987, where it went to number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] Lola Borg of Smash Hits panned the song she described as an "outrage" to the original version and a "shocking business", adding it was "murdered" by Kamen who "reduce[d] it to utter mush".[6]
- The Band covered the song on the bonus disc of their 1972 concert album Rock of Ages.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Kiki Dee and Elton John did a duet cover on Dee's 1981 album Perfect Timing.[7]
- Susan Tedeschi covered it on her 2005 album Hope and Desire.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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External links
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