"If You Want My Lovin'" is a funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

/boogie

Boogie (genre)

Boogie is an electronic/funk-influenced variation of post-disco.Boogie, as one of the post-disco subgenres, lacks the four-on-the-floor beat, which is a "traditional" rhythm of disco music. Aside from the moderate influence of synthpop, boogie heavily draws from funk music...

 song released in 1981

1981 in music

See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...

 by Evelyn King

Evelyn King (singer)

Evelyn "Champagne" King is an American R&B, disco and post-disco singer. Some of her best-known songs are "Shame", "Love Come Down," and "I'm in Love."-Biography:...

 that appears on the album I'm in Love

I'm in Love (Evelyn King album)

I'm in Love is an album by Evelyn King. The album includes the hit singles "I'm in Love" , "If You Want My Lovin'" and "Don't Hide Our Love," . The album failed to chart on the UK charts...

. Single version of "If You Want My Lovin'" is the follow-up to her charting single "I'm in Love," but less successful. The b-side is "Long Time Waiting On You," a non-album track. The song was a moderate hit in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, peaking at #43 on UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, yet completely failed to score on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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 charts.

7" version

7"	"If You Want My Lovin'" - 4:18 "Long Time Waiting On You" - ?:??

Single version

"If You Want My Lovin'" was also released as a single. This version of "If You Want My Lovin'" is the less-successful follow-up to Evelyn's charting single "I'm In Love."

Personnel

• Percussion
  Latin percussion
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   – Bashiri Johnson
• Producer
  Record producer
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  , arranger, handclaps, lyrics
  Lyrics
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   by – Morrie Brown
• Assistant producer
  Record producer
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  , arranger, keyboards, lyrics
  Lyrics
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   by, music
  Sheet music
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   by – Lawrence Jones
• Assistant engineer – Cheryl Smith, Dennis O'Donnell
• Mixed by
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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  , recorded by – "Magic Hands", Steve Goldman
• Mastered by
  Audio mastering
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   – George Marino
• Assistant producer, backing vocals, handclaps, keyboards, Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer
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   – Kashif
  Kashif (musician)
  Kashif Saleem is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer.-Career:Kashif became well-known from playing keyboards in the renowned funk band B.T. Express. He played synthesizer bass using the miniMoog while touring with the group...
  
  
• Guitar
  Electric guitar
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   – Ira Siegel
• Additional engineer – Pete Sobel
• String arrangement – Ralph Schuckett
  Ralph Schuckett
  Ralph Schuckett is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer and TV/film composer. He played with Clear Light 1966-68, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy 1968 to 1970, Jo Mama 1969-72, Carole King 1969-1972, Lou Reed 1972-73, Todd Rundgren and Utopia 1972-75, and, as a studio musician in...
  
  
• Backing vocals – B.J. Nelson, Evelyn King, Rochele Cappelli
• Drums, handclaps – Leslie Ming