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"I'd Love You to Want Me" is the title of a popular song from 1972 by Lobo (the stage name of Kent LaVoie). He wrote the song, which appears on his album ''Of a Simple Man''. Released as a single in the fall of 1972, "I'd Love You to Want Me" was the singer's highest charting hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, where it spent two weeks at number two in November of that year.〔Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 It was kept from the top spot by Johnny Nash's hit song, "I Can See Clearly Now".〔Bronson, Fred (2003). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Hits'', 5th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 The song also spent one week at number one on the ''Billboard'' easy listening chart, LaVoie's second of four songs to achieve this feat.〔Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)〕 It became a gold record. When originally released in the United Kingdom in 1972, the song failed to reach the UK Singles Chart; however, a re-release of the single in 1974, on the UK label, peaked at #5.〔(UK Singles Chart info at chartstats.com )〕 The song also topped music charts in Australia (Kent Music Report, two weeks), Canada (RPM Magazine, one week) and Germany (Media Control Charts, 13 weeks in 1973-1974). The song was originally in B-flat major, a capo is used on the 3rd fret on the guitar. == Cover versions == *Dennis Jones, Dutch cover with Dutch lyrics of Jones entitled "De Zon Die Zal Schijnen", 5 weeks on Dutch Single Top 100 (48) in 2008. Single also included a German version "Du Bist Nicht Alleine" and the English version "I'd Love You To Want Me" with original lyrics as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'd Love You to Want Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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