I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)
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| Single by Tina Charles | ||||||||||
| from the album I Love to Love | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Disco Fever" | |||||||||
| Released | 1976, 1986 (remix) | |||||||||
| Format | 7" single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||||||||
| Genre | Disco, pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:02 | |||||||||
| Label | CBS | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jack Robinson, James Bolden | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Biddu | |||||||||
| Tina Charles singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" was a popular single by Tina Charles, from her debut album, I Love to Love; the song was composed by Jack Robinson and James Bolden. The track was an international success both upon its original 1976 release and also when - remixed by The DMC (Disco Mix Club) - it was reissued ten years later (the DMC version features the instrumental "Sunburn" by the Biddu Orchestra as its B-side).
Background
Although Tina Charles was only twenty-two the year she recorded "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" she had already been recording for seven years, and had sung lead on the international hit "I'm on Fire" by 5000 Volts (1975) but her contribution was unacknowledged, with Luan Peters cited as vocalist in promotion for the group. It was through a mutual friend - singer Lee Vanderbilt - that Charles met record producer Biddu who encouraged her to record "I Love to Love..." utilizing Manchester musicians Richie Close (keyboard), Clive Allen (guitar), Des Browne (bass) and Tom Daley (percussion) to create a signature hit sound for Charles. Reaching #1 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1976 and topping the chart for three weeks, "I Love to Love..." was followed by seven more chart records for Charles; only her Top Ten entries "Dance Little Lady Dance" and "Doctor Love" reached the Top 20.
"I Love to Love..." afforded Charles an international hit, reaching #1 in Ireland, #2 in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden while in Austria, Germany and Spain the single peaked at respectively #20, #6 and #3. The track was also a hit in Australia (#6) and New Zealand (#7). In Canada "I Love to Love..." won the Juno for bestselling international single for the year 1976 having sold over 200,000 copies in the province of Quebec: due to receiving virtually no radio airplay in the rest of Canada "I Love to Love" rose no higher than #17 on the national chart.
The track reached #2 on the U.S. Disco Singles Chart.
River, the British television series, used this song at the start of the first episode and at the end of the last episode.
Track listings
- 7" single
- "I Love to Love" — 3:02
- "Disco Fever" — 4:12
Other versions
In 1976, at age 11, Icelandic artist Björk appeared on Icelandic radio singing "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" through the music school she attended, which led her to a record deal and the release of her debut album.
International renderings of "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" include:
- "Jag gillar dans" (Swedish) by Siw Malmkvist/ Explosiw album (1976)[1]
- "Saisinpa Vain" (Finnish) by Vicky/ single release - parent album 1-2-3-4-Tulta! (1976)
- "Mun beibi ei haluu" (Finnish) by CatCat/ CatCat album (1992)
- "Mám Ráda Tvůj Smích" (Czech) by Jana Kratochvílová[2]
Charts and sales
Peak positions
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 20 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[4] | 14 |
| West German Singles Chart[5] | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[7] | 2 |
| South African Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[8] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Disco Singles[10] | 2 |
| Chart (1986) 1 | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 67 |
| Chart (1987) 1 | Peak position |
| French Singles Chart[12] | 2 |
| West German Singles Chart[5] | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart[13] | 87 |
1 Remix
End-of-year charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40[14] | 45 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[15] | Silver | 200,000 |
| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 50,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
In Popular Culture
See also
References
- ↑ "Explosiw" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1976. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Database and Marketplace for Music on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and More". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ↑ "I Love to Love", Austrian Singles Chart austriancharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Mississauga, Ontario: Music Data Canada, 2000. ISBN 1-896594-13-1
- 1 2 West German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ "I Love to Love", Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ "I Love to Love", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ UK Singles Chart (1986) Chartstats.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ "I Love to Love", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ UK Singles Chart (1987) Chartstats.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
- ↑ "Single top 100 over 1987" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ "Les certifications depuis 1973, database" (in French). Infodisc. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ Canadian certifications cria.ca (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
| Preceded by "December '63" by The Four Seasons |
UK Singles Chart number one single 6–27 March 1976 |
Succeeded by "Save Your Kisses For Me" by Brotherhood Of Man |