"I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)" is a 1947 ballad written by ASCAP entry for the song 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.
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. 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. In 1969 Lou Rawls also covered it for his album The Way It Way Was, The Way It Is.
See also Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947 List of Billboard number-one R&B singles of the 1940s
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