Lovin' You (The O'Jays song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Lovin' You

| cover = Lovin You 45 label.jpg

| caption = Label of 7-inch 45 rpm single

| alt =

| type = Single

| artist = The O'Jays

| album = Let Me Touch You

| B-side = Don't Let The Dream Get Away

| released = {{start date|1987}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soul

| length = 4:05

| label = Philadelphia International

| writer = Gamble and Huff

| producer = Gamble and Huff

| prev_title = Use ta Be My Girl

| prev_year = 1978

| next_title = Have You Had Your Love Today

| next_year = 1989

}}

"Lovin' You" is a 1987 single by the O'Jays from their album, Let Me Touch You, and written by songwriting duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The single, which topped the Billboard R&B chart for one week, was the O'Jays first number one on that chart since "Use Ta Be My Girl" in 1978.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=438}} The song is the final O'Jays number one to be written and produced by Gamble and Huff.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits|last=White |first=Adam |last2=Bronson |first2=Fred |authorlink2=Fred Bronson |year=1993 |publisher=Billboard Books: Watson-Guptill Publications|location=New York |page=401}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1987)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=The O'Jays|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 10, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1987)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 10, 2021}}

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