To Be Loved
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"To Be Loved" is a classic 1957 soul and R&B ballad by Jackie Wilson that became one of his signature hits and has been widely covered over the decades.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| To Be Loved canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Jackie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Jackie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic soul and R&B ballad ⓘ |
| era | early rock and roll era ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | single by Jackie Wilson ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B ballad
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions |
multiple artists
ⓘ
widely covered over the decades ⓘ |
| hasType |
ballad
ⓘ
love song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Jackie Wilson's signature songs ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Jackie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Jackie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dick Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Brunswick Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| writer |
Berry Gordy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwen Gordy NERFINISHED ⓘ Roquel "Billy" Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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