I 've Been Loving You Too Long - wikipedia I 've Been Loving You Too Long This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' Single by Otis Redding B - side `` I 'm Depending on You '' Released April 19, 1965 ( 1965 - 04 - 19 ) Format 7 - inch 45 rpm Recorded 1965 Genre Soul Length 2 : 49 Label Volt ( V - 126 ) Songwriter ( s ) Otis Redding, Jerry Butler Producer ( s ) Steve Cropper Otis Redding singles chronology `` Mr. Pitiful '' ( 1965 ) `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' ( 1965 ) `` Respect '' ( 1965 ) `` Mr. Pitiful '' ( 1965 ) `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' ( 1965 ) `` Respect '' ( 1965 ) `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' ( originally `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long ( To Stop Now ) '' ) is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler. Considered by music critics and writers to be one of Redding 's finest performances and a soul classic, it is a slow, emotional piece with Redding 's pleading vocals backed by producer Steve Cropper 's arpeggiated guitar parts and a horn section. Redding recorded the song in 1965 and when released as a single in April 1965, became his second best selling single. The song was subsequently included on his third album, Otis Blue : Otis Redding Sings Soul. The song reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart. Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Recording and personnel 3 Johnny Diesel version 3.1 Track listing 4 Other versions 5 References 6 External links Background and composition This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( November 2016 ) Although the tempo is exactly the same, two versions of the song have been recorded in 1965, one lasts 2'50 and the second one is 3'10 long ( in the original LP version ), i.e. w / an extra verse. Booker T. Jones plays piano on one version while Isaac Hayes is on the other. Songs by Redding appeared in the U.S. Billboard pop and R&B charts as early as 1962, but `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' became his biggest hit upon its release. Recording and personnel Otis Redding -- vocals Booker T. Jones -- piano Isaac Hayes -- keyboards Steve Cropper -- guitar Donald Dunn -- bass Al Jackson Jr. -- drums Wayne Jackson -- trumpet Gene Miller -- trumpet Andrew Love -- tenor saxophone Floyd Newman -- baritone saxophone JOHNNY Diesel version `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' Single by Johnny Diesel from the album The Lobbyist B - side `` Come to Me '' Released 29 November 1993 Format CD single Label EMI Records Songwriter ( s ) Otis Redding, Jerry Butler Producer ( s ) Diesel, Don Gehman Johnny Diesel singles chronology `` Masterplan '' ( 1993 ) `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' ( 1993 ) `` Still Got a Long Way to Go '' ( 1994 ) `` Masterplan '' ( 1993 ) `` Please Send Me Someone to Love '' ( 1993 ) `` Still Got a Long Way to Go '' ( 1994 ) In 1992 Australian ARIA award - winning musician, Diesel recorded the song for his ARIA Chart number 1 album, The Lobbyist ( 1993 ). It was released as the third and final single and peaked at number 41 on the Australian ARIA Chart on 29 November 1993. Track listing `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' `` Come to Me '' ( UK Remix ) Other versions The first cover of the song was a recording by the Rolling Stones in 1965, shortly after Redding 's original version became a hit. It was included on the Stones ' first live album, Got Live If You Want It !, although the track was a studio recording that had been overdubbed with audience noises. Returning the compliment, Redding covered the Rolling Stones song `` ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '', written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. James & Bobby Purify released a version of the song on their 1967 album, James & Bobby Purify. Ike & Tina Turner released a version of the song in 1968. It was the lead track from their 1968 Blue Thumb album, Outta Season. The Turners can be seen performing the song at Madison Square Garden in the concert film of the Rolling Stones ' Gimme Shelter. Their version peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. References ^ Jump up to : Eder, Bruce. `` Otis Blue : Otis Redding Sings Soul -- Review ''. AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2016. Jump up ^ Layne, Joslyn. `` Otis Redding : I 've Been Loving You Too Long -- Review ''. AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 1988 ). Top R&B Singles 1942 -- 1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research. pp. 344, 418. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 068 - 7. Jump up ^ `` ARIA New Releases 29 November 1993 ''. Ariacharts.com.au. 29 November 1993. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` JOHNNY DIESEL I 've Been Loving You Too Long ( SONG ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Jump up ^ Richie Unterberger ( 1966 - 11 - 04 ). `` Got Live If You Want It ! - The Rolling Stones Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` James & Bobby Purify, James & Bobby Purify ''. Retrieved January 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long - Ike Turner, Ike & Tina Turner, Tina Turner Song Info ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ Ron Wynn. `` Outta Season - Ike & Tina Turner Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Ike & Tina, `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' Chart Positions ``. Retrieved January 24, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Otis Redding Studio albums Pain in My Heart The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Blue The Soul Album Complete & Unbelievable : The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul King & Queen ( duet album w / Carla Thomas ) Posthumous albums The Immortal Otis Redding Love Man Tell the Truth Live albums Live in Europe In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Monterey International Pop Festival Good to Me : Live at the Whisky a Go Go, Vol. 2 Compilation albums The History of Otis Redding The Dock of the Bay The Best of Otis Redding Remember Me The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Otis ! The Definitive Otis Redding The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 Dreams to Remember : The Otis Redding Anthology Singles ( US / UK Top Ten singles ) `` These Arms of Mine '' `` Mr. Pitiful '' `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' `` Respect '' `` Satisfaction '' `` My Lover 's Prayer '' `` Try a Little Tenderness '' `` Tramp '' `` Knock on Wood '' `` ( Sittin ' On ) The Dock of the Bay '' `` The Happy Song ( Dum - Dum ) '' `` I 've Got Dreams to Remember '' `` Papa 's Got a Brand New Bag '' ( Live ). `` You Left the Water Running '' Related topics Discography Songs Albums Shake ! Otis at Monterey Steve Cropper Booker T. & the M.G. 's Carla Thomas Stax Deep Soul Soul `` Otis '' ( song ) Andrew Love Ike & Tina Turner Ike Turner Tina Turner Studio albums The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner Dynamite ! Do n't Play Me Cheap It 's Gonna Work Out Fine Get It, Get It River Deep - Mountain High So Fine Outta Season Cussin ', Cryin ' And Carryin ' On The Hunter Ooh Poo Pah Doo Come Together Workin ' Together Nuff Said Feel Good Let Me Touch Your Mind Nutbush City Limits The Gospel According to Ike and Tina Sweet Rhode Island Red Delilah 's Power Airwaves Compilations Proud Mary : The Best of Ike & Tina Turner Funkier Than a Mosquito 's Tweeter Singles `` A Fool in Love '' `` Whole Lotta Love '' `` I Idolize You '' `` It 's Gonna Work Out Fine '' `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' `` A Love Like Yours '' `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' `` The Hunter `` Come Together '' `` I Want To Take You Higher '' `` Proud Mary '' `` Nutbush City Limits '' Related topics Discography The Ikettes Albums Songs Book : Tina Turner Barbara Mandrell Studio albums Treat Him Right The Midnight Oil This Time I Almost Made It This Is Barbara Mandrell Midnight Angel Lovers, Friends and Strangers Love 's Ups and Downs Moods Just for the Record Love Is Fair... In Black and White He Set My Life to Music Spun Gold Clean Cut Get to the Heart Moments Sure Feels Good I 'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight Morning Sun No Nonsense Key 's in the Mailbox It Works for Me Christmas albums Christmas at Our House Live albums Barbara Mandrell Live Collaboration albums A Perfect Match ( with David Houston ) Meant for Each Other ( with Lee Greenwood ) Compilation albums The Best of Barbara Mandrell Greatest Hits Notable singles `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long ( To Stop Now ) '' `` Woman to Woman '' `` Sleeping Single in a Double Bed '' `` ( If Loving You Is Wrong ) I Do n't Want to Be Right '' `` Fooled by a Feeling '' `` Years '' `` Crackers '' `` The Best of Strangers '' `` Love Is Fair '' `` I Was Country When Country Was n't Cool '' `` Wish You Were Here '' `` ' Till You 're Gone '' `` Operator, Long Distance Please '' `` In Times Like These '' `` One of a Kind Pair of Fools '' `` Happy Birthday Dear Heartache '' `` Only a Lonely Heart Knows '' `` There 's No Love in Tennessee '' `` Angel in Your Arms '' `` Fast Lanes and Country Roads '' `` When You Get to the Heart '' ( with The Oak Ridge Boys ) `` No One Mends a Broken Heart Like You '' `` Child Support '' `` I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today '' `` My Train of Thought '' Collaboration singles `` To Me '' ( with Lee Greenwood ) `` It Should Have Been Love by Now '' ( with Lee Greenwood ) Related articles Discography MCA Records Capitol Records Louise Mandrell Irlene Mandrell Diesel Studio albums Johnny Diesel and The Injectors Hepfidelity The Lobbyist Solid State Rhyme Short Cool Ones ( with Chris Wilson ) Soul Lost Companion ( as Mark Lizotte ) Hear Coathanger Antennae Days Like These Project Blues : Saturday Suffering Fools Under the Influence Let It Fly Americana Live albums Singled Out Greatest Hits Live Compilations Rewind -- The Best Of The Essential Diesel You Get There From Here EPs Live in London iTunes Live From Sydney : Aussie Legends EP 7 Axes Last Shower ( with Tim Chaisson ) Video releases Johnny Diesel and the Injectors Hepfidelity and More The First Fifteen ' 89 -- ' 04 Live Diesel + Strings : Live at the Vanguard Song Companion The 4 Corners Live Singles `` Do n't Need Love '' `` Soul Revival '' `` Cry In Shame '' `` Lookin ' for Love '' `` Since I Fell for You '' `` Please Send Me Someone to Love '' `` Love Junk '' `` Come to Me '' `` Tip of My Tongue '' `` Man Alive '' `` One More Time '' `` Never Miss Your Water '' `` Masterplan '' `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' `` Still Got a Long Way to Go '' ( with Jimmy Barnes ) `` All Come Together '' `` 15 Feet of Snow '' `` Get It On '' `` I Ca n't Stand the Rain '' ( with Chris Wilson ) `` Strange Love '' ( with Chris Wilson ) `` Dig '' `` Satellite '' `` Getta Kick '' `` Faith & Gasoline '' `` Postcards from the Moon '' `` Crazytown '' `` Saviour '' `` Battleworm '' `` Steal My Sunshine '' `` Angel Face '' `` Days Like These '' `` Have Love, Will Travel '' `` Highway Mind '' Related articles Discography Innocent Bystanders Jimmy Barnes ARIA Award for Best Male Artist ARIA Award for Album of the Year Loleatta Holloway Studio albums Loleatta Cry to Me Loleatta Queen of the Night Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation Singles `` Dreamin ' '' `` Love Sensation '' `` I 've Been Loving You Too Long '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27ve_Been_Loving_You_Too_Long&oldid=796318794 '' Categories : 1965 singles 1994 singles Otis Redding songs The Rolling Stones songs James & Bobby Purify songs Ike & Tina Turner songs Barbara Mandrell songs Guy Sebastian songs Songs written by Jerry Butler Songs written by Otis Redding Song recordings produced by Don Gehman United States National Recording Registry recordings Etta James songs Diesel ( musician ) songs 1965 songs Atco Records singles Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Articles to be expanded from November 2016 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Italiano Norsk Norsk nynorsk Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 20 August 2017, at 00 : 40. 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Question: who sang i've been loving you too long
Answer: Otis Redding