I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)

"I Want To Be Loved (But Only By You)" is a 1947 ballad written by ^[1] and recorded by Savannah Churchill and The Senimentals. The single was Savannah Churchill's most successful release on the R&B charts, spending six months on the chart and reaching number one on the R&B Juke Box chart.^[2]

Cover versions

Also in 1947, Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians, reached number two on the R&B Juke Box chart, with their version of the song^[3].

Also in 1947, Dinah Washington recorded the song. It was released as a single Stairway to the Stars c/w I Want to be Loved. It is often confused with her 1950 single I Wanna Be Loved (written by Johnny Green, Edward Heyman and Billy Rose.)

References

^ ASCAP entry for the song
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 120.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 244.

Preceded by "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records number-one single May 17, 1947 May 31, 1947	Succeeded by "Old Maid Boogie" by Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra "Jack, You're Dead" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five