I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You) explained

"I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)" is a 1947 ballad written by ^[2] and recorded by Savannah Churchill and The Sentimentalists. The single was Savannah Churchill's most successful release on the R&B charts, spending six months on the chart and reaching number one on the R&B Juke Box chart.^[3]

Cover versions

• Also in 1947, Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians, reached number two on the R&B Juke Box chart, with their version of the song.^[4]
• Also in 1947, Dinah Washington recorded the song. It was released as a single Stairway to the Stars c/w I Want to be Loved. It is often confused with her 1950 single I Wanna Be Loved (written by Johnny Green, Edward Heyman and Billy Rose.)
• In 1956 Johnnie Ray recorded a version for Columbia Records.
• In 1969 Mina covered the song on her album Mina for You.

See also

• Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947
• List of Billboard number-one R&B singles of the 1940s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manor 78rpm numerical listing discography . 2022-08-10 . www.78discography.com.
2. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=390079799&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 ASCAP entry for the song
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 120.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 244.