I'm Gonna Love You Too
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"I'm Gonna Love You Too" is a song written by Joe B. Mauldin
, Niki Sullivan
and Norman Petty
, originally recorded by Buddy Holly
in 1957. It was recorded 20 years later by American New Wave
band Blondie
and released as the first single from their multi-platinum
1978 album Parallel Lines
.
; the third, Petty, was Holly's first manager and also his recording engineer.
Holly included the song on his self-titled second album, Buddy Holly
. It was released as a single on Coral Records
but failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100
.
The song was covered by The Hullaballoos
in 1964 in a version that reached #56 in the U.S. A live version, recorded by the 13th Floor Elevators
, was included as a bonus track on the 2005 re-release of The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
from 1966.
Terry Jacks
also covered the song on his 1974 album Seasons in the Sun and also releasing it as a single, which failed to chart in the USA, but made the Top 10 (#7) in Canada.
In 2007, a rare home video of Paul McCartney
singing an acoustic version of this song was put on the chronology menu of the first disc of his latest DVD, The McCartney Years
.
was "Denis
", a cover of Randy & The Rainbows
' 1963 song "Denise", Chrysalis Records
chose "I'm Gonna Love You Too" as the lead single to promote Blondie's Parallel Lines in the U.S. This turned out to be a miscalculation, however, as "I'm Gonna Love You Too" failed to chart in the U.S. – a stark contrast to the breakthrough U.S. singles ("Hanging On The Telephone
", "Heart of Glass
", "Sunday Girl
", "One Way or Another
") which followed. The song was eventually released as a single in a few other countries in late 1979 as the fifth or sixth single from Parallel Lines, after other songs from the album had completed their run in the charts. In The Netherlands it was the first single of the album in september 1978. The song made the top 10.
Joe B. Mauldin
Joe Benson Mauldin, Jr. is ranked among the top rock bassists and became a recording engineer at Gold Star Studios, the Los Angeles studio that became the hit factory for Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and other major 1960s rock performers...
, Niki Sullivan
Niki Sullivan
Niki M. Sullivan was an American rock and roll guitar player, born in South Gate, California. He was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets. Though he lost interest within a year or two of his involvement, his guitar playing was an integral part of Holly's...
and Norman Petty
Norman Petty
Norman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
, originally recorded by Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
in 1957. It was recorded 20 years later by American New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
and released as the first single from their multi-platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
1978 album Parallel Lines
Parallel Lines
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
.
Song history
Of the song's authors, two (Mauldin and Sullivan) were members of Holly's band The CricketsThe Crickets
The Crickets are a rock & roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s. Their first hit record was "That'll Be the Day", released in 1957....
; the third, Petty, was Holly's first manager and also his recording engineer.
Holly included the song on his self-titled second album, Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly (album)
Buddy Holly is Buddy Holly's second album, released in February 1958. Approximately one year later, Holly was killed in a plane crash. It contains one of Holly's best known songs, "Peggy Sue".-Track listing:#"I'm Gonna Love You Too" Buddy Holly is Buddy Holly's second album, released in February...
. It was released as a single on Coral Records
Coral Records
Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary formed in 1949. It recorded pop artists McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer, as well as rock and roller Buddy Holly....
but failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
The song was covered by The Hullaballoos
The Hullaballoos
The Hullaballoos were one of the original British Invasion bands. They are best known for their 1965 cover of Buddy Holly's, "I'm Gonna Love You Too".-Biography:...
in 1964 in a version that reached #56 in the U.S. A live version, recorded by the 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...
, was included as a bonus track on the 2005 re-release of The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is a 1966 album by 13th Floor Elevators. The album's sound, featuring elements of folk, garage, blues and, of course, psychedelia, is notable for its use of the electric jug, as featured on the band's only hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me", which...
from 1966.
Terry Jacks
Terry Jacks
Terrence Ross "Terry" Jacks is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist.-Early life:...
also covered the song on his 1974 album Seasons in the Sun and also releasing it as a single, which failed to chart in the USA, but made the Top 10 (#7) in Canada.
In 2007, a rare home video of Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
singing an acoustic version of this song was put on the chronology menu of the first disc of his latest DVD, The McCartney Years
The McCartney Years
The McCartney Years is a three-DVD set featuring music videos, live performances and other rare footage from Paul McCartney's solo career and Wings. The set spans the years 1970 to 2005...
.
Blondie version
Because the biggest hit from Blondie's previous album Plastic LettersPlastic Letters
Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in February 1978 on Chrysalis Records. It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer...
was "Denis
Denis (Denee)
"Denis" a.k.a. "Denee Denee" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie. It featured on the band's second studio album, Plastic Letters , and was the second UK single release by Blondie on Chrysalis records.-Song information:...
", a cover of Randy & The Rainbows
Randy & the Rainbows
Randy & the Rainbows are an American doo wop group from Maspeth, New York.-Career:The group was formed in 1962 in a neighborhood of Queens, and featured two pairs of siblings, along with a fifth member. The Safuto brothers had previously sung in the group The Dialtones. They recorded with the...
' 1963 song "Denise", Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
chose "I'm Gonna Love You Too" as the lead single to promote Blondie's Parallel Lines in the U.S. This turned out to be a miscalculation, however, as "I'm Gonna Love You Too" failed to chart in the U.S. – a stark contrast to the breakthrough U.S. singles ("Hanging On The Telephone
Hanging on the Telephone
"Hanging on the Telephone" is a song written by Jack Lee and first performed by Lee's short-lived US West Coast power pop trio The Nerves, who placed it as the lead-off track on their 1976 EP, the band's only release. New Wave band Blondie popularised the song when it was released as the second...
", "Heart of Glass
Heart of Glass (song)
"Heart of Glass" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines, it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries, including the US and UK.Rolling...
", "Sunday Girl
Sunday Girl
"Sunday Girl" was a UK number-one single by Blondie for three weeks in May 1979. It was Blondie's second UK number-one single after "Heart of Glass"; it was, however, never released as a single in the US.-Song information:...
", "One Way or Another
One Way or Another
"One Way or Another" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie.-Song information:Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines , the song was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their break up. The song was released as a...
") which followed. The song was eventually released as a single in a few other countries in late 1979 as the fifth or sixth single from Parallel Lines, after other songs from the album had completed their run in the charts. In The Netherlands it was the first single of the album in september 1978. The song made the top 10.
Release history (Blondie version)
US 7" (CHS 2251)- "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe B. MauldinJoe B. MauldinJoe Benson Mauldin, Jr. is ranked among the top rock bassists and became a recording engineer at Gold Star Studios, the Los Angeles studio that became the hit factory for Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and other major 1960s rock performers...
, Norman PettyNorman PettyNorman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
, Niki SullivanNiki SullivanNiki M. Sullivan was an American rock and roll guitar player, born in South Gate, California. He was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets. Though he lost interest within a year or two of his involvement, his guitar playing was an integral part of Holly's...
) – 2:03 - "Just Go Away" (Deborah HarryDebbie HarryDeborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
) – 3:21
Chart information
| Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
6 |