Artist: William Bell
Author: Booker T. Jones/William Bell
Label: Stax
Year: 1968
In 2014 a version with the North Mississippi Allstars and Snoop Dogg who's convinced this was what his parents were listening to while he was conceived.
Covers:
Shenley Duffus [as To Be A Lover; reggae version produced by Lee Perry]
George Faith [reggae update, again with Lee Perry]
Billy Idol [also as To Be A Lover; top 10 US]
Shadows [the American band]
Dilated Peoples [sample in Worst Comes To Worst]
Jaheim [sample under Put That Woman First; top 20 US]
Has nothing in common with Gene Chandler's To Be A Lover ('67). Opening line "have I told you lately that I love you" was later borrowed by Van Morrison (see there).
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)