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"(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label,[2] written by Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Norman Whitfield.
| "(I Know) I'm Losing You" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul | ||||
| B-side | "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To" | |||
| Released | November 2, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); September 12 & September 16, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7057 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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| "(I Know) I'm Losing You" | ||||
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| Single by Rare Earth | ||||
| from the album Ecology | ||||
| B-side | "When Joanie Smiles" | |||
| Released | July 1970 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1970 | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:36 (single edit) 10:56 (album version) | |||
| Label | Rare Earth R 5021 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
| Rare Earth singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by Rod Stewart With Faces | ||||
| from the album Every Picture Tells a Story | ||||
| B-side | "Mandolin Wind" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:23 | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rod Stewart | |||
| Rod Stewart With Faces singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by Uptown | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Genre | Electronic dance music |
| Length | 4:05 |
| Label |
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| Songwriter(s) | Norman WhitfieldEdward Holland, Jr.
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The group performed the song live on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on May 28, 1967,[3] and in a duet with Diana Ross & the Supremes later that year, on November 19, 1967.[4]
Background
editBillboard described the song as a "blues swinger with a solid dance beat and powerful vocal workout."[5] Cash Box said that "the ork is throbbing, the chorus is smooth and the group tells its sad tale in exquisite fashion."[6]
Personnel
edit- Lead vocals by David Ruffin
- Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams
- Guitar by Cornelius Grant
- Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Arrangements by Wade Marcus and Paul Riser
Chart performance
edit"(I Know) I'm Losing You" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart, and reached No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.[7] In Canada the song reached No. 21,[8] while in the UK it reached No. 19. [9]
Later versions
edit- "(I Know) I'm Losing You" was a 1970 version by Motown rock band Rare Earth for their Ecology album. Rare Earth's 10-minute recording was edited for single release and peaked at No. 7, one position higher than the Temptations' original on the U.S. pop charts.[10] It also reached #15 in Canada.[11]
- Rod Stewart recorded a version in 1971 that was featured on his breakthrough album Every Picture Tells A Story. The single reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, credited as Rod Stewart With Faces[12] and #13 in Canada.[13] Stewart had previously performed the song with the Jeff Beck Group; live performances were recorded for BBC radio broadcast on the Saturday Club March 7, 1967.[14]
- The Undisputed Truth, a group assembled and produced solely by Norman Whitfield, recorded a cover version of the song in a psychedelic funk style for their 1975 album Cosmic Truth.
- During the 1980s, on the Dallas, Texas-based Oak Lawn Records label, the song was recorded by the group Uptown and transformed into an upbeat dance tune. This version achieved popularity at Dallas' famed Starck nightclub due to early play by DJ Rick Squillante and became a standard in many U.S. nightclubs, reaching the No. 80 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.[15]
- Kanye West used the vocal samples from both Rare Earth and The Undisputed Truth covers in his song "Fade", which features vocals by Post Malone and Ty Dolla Sign from his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo.
References
edit- ^ "allmusic ((( Ecology > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Show 50 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. (Part 6) : UNT Digital Library
- ^ "The Ed Sullivan Show Episode 918: May 28, 1967: The Temptations, Robert Goulet, Jane Morgan, Pickle Brothers". Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ The Ed Sullivan Show: November 19, 1967: Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, Flip Wilson Episode Summary on TV.com
- ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 12, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 12, 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 571.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 26, 1966" (PDF).
- ^ British Hit Singles. Guinness.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of October 3, 1970". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-16. "Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of December 31, 1966". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 17, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of December 25, 1971". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 8, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ "I'm Losing You (Live on the Saturday Club March 7, 1967)". YouTube. 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of February 28, 1987". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-16.