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I Just Want to Make Love to You
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"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a 1954 blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Muddy Waters. The song was a major hit, reaching number four on Billboard magazine's Black Singles chart. Waters recorded the song again for his 1968 album Electric Mud.
Since the release of Waters' version, the song has been covered numerous times. In 1961, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last!. Her rendition also served as the b-side to her hit "At Last." The Rolling Stones recorded the song, with slightly modified lyrics, for their 1964 debut album The Rolling Stones (US-title: England's Newest Hit Makers). Foghat had a minor pop hit with the song in 1972, when the song reached number eighty-three on the Pop Singles chart.
The song has also been recorded by Chuck Berry, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Bo Diddley, the Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, The Kinks, Van Morrison, Lou Rawls, The Righteous Brothers, The Yardbirds, Janis Siegel, Foghat and Willie Dixon himself.
The middle eight was adapted by the Violent Femmes for their 1982 song "Gone Daddy Gone" and the 2006 cover by Gnarls Barkley.
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