I Just Want to Make Love to You

"Just Make Love to Me"
Single by Muddy Waters and His Guitar
B-side"Oh Yeh"
ReleasedMay 1954 (1954-05)
RecordedChicago, April 13, 1954[1]
GenreChicago blues
Length2:49
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Willie Dixon
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess

"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. In 1954, it was recorded by Muddy Waters,[2] and released as a single with the title "Just Make Love to Me". The song reached number four on Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers chart.[3]

Backing Waters on vocals are Little Walter on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Otis Spann on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums.[1] Waters recorded the song again for the album Electric Mud (1968).

  1. ^ a b The Definitive Collection (CD liner). Muddy Waters. Geffen Records. 2006. pp. 13, 15. B0006273-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Janowitz, Bill. "Muddy Waters: I Just Want to Make Love to You – Song review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 613.

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