Lovin' You

CTL-E-4396 · Work · song · 1974-present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Song written by Richard Rudolph and Minnie Riperton; Riperton's signature No. 1 single (Apr 5, 1975), from the gold album Perfect Angel. RIAA gold Apr 8, 1975 (1M+ sales).

Notes

RELP101 supporting entity: signature work of CTL-E-0037.

Relationships

Minnie Riperton — authored by
'Lovin' You' was co-written by Minnie Riperton (melody) and Richard Rudolph (lyrics and bridge).
Richard Rudolph — authored by
'Lovin' You' was co-written by Richard Rudolph (lyrics and bridge) and Minnie Riperton (melody).

Sources

Wikipedia - Lovin' You. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovin%27_You

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