La-La (Means I Love You)
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“La-La (Means I Love You)” | |||||
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Single by The Delfonics from the album La La Means I Love You |
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Released | 1968 | ||||
Format | 7" single | ||||
Recorded | 1968 | ||||
Genre | Soul | ||||
Label | Philly Groove | ||||
Writer(s) | Thom Bell, William Hart | ||||
Producer | Thom Bell, Stan Watson | ||||
The Delfonics singles chronology | |||||
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"La-La (Means I Love You)" by the Delfonics, produced by Thom Bell and Stan Watson, was a number 4 U.S. Billboard pop, number 2 R&B, and number 19 U.K. pop single in 1968. The song, a classic, is one of the Delfonics' most enduring recordings and perhaps their best loved, seeing a number of cover versions as well. The song also played a pivotal role in the film Jackie Brown. In 2004 rapper Ghostface Killah also sampled the song for his song "Holla" from his album The Pretty Toney Album.
[edit] Covers
- Booker T. & The M.G.s, on Soul Limbo (1968)
- Los Rondels, on 7" single (1968), a Spanish version titled "La-La Te Amo"
- Alton Ellis (1968)
- Jackson 5, on ABC (1970)
- Todd Rundgren, on A Wizard, a True Star (1973)
- The Manhattan Transfer with Laura Nyro, on Tonin' (1995)
- Prince, on Emancipation (1996)
- Swing Out Sister
- The Jets
- Laura Nyro on "Angel In The Dark" (released posthumously in 2001)
- Yanokami, on Yanokami (2007)