| "Lookin' for a Love" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bobby Womack | |
| from the album Lookin' for a Love Again | |
| B-side | "Let It Hang Out" |
| Released | 1974 |
| Format | 7" 45 RPM |
| Genre | R&B, Soul |
| Length | 2:37 |
| Label | UA |
| Writer(s) |
J. W. Alexander Zelda Samuels |
| Producer |
Bobby Womack |
"Lookin' for a Love" is a song written by J. W. Alexander and Zelda Samuels. The song was originally a top ten hit on the US R&B Singles chart in 1962 for the Valentinos on the Sam Cooke-owned SAR record label. Cooke, Alexander and Samuels based the song's chord structure on the melodic motif found in some gospel songs. In 1971, The J. Geils Band reached number thirty nine on the Billboard Pop Singles chart with their cover of the song. In 1973, Bobby Womack, who was one of the members of the Valentinos, decided to use "Lookin' for a Love" as a warm-up song to help loosen up his vocal cords during a recording session. Womack recorded a take of the song but had no plans of releasing it commercially. After some of his friends convinced him that the song would be hit, Womack decided to finish the track and release it. "Lookin' for a Love" was released as a single in early 1974 and went on to become the biggest hit of Womack's career, staying in the number one spot on the R&B chart for three weeks and reaching number ten on the Pop chart.[1] The single was later certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies.
| Preceded by "Mighty Love" by The Spinners |
Billboard's Hot Soul Singles number one single March 16 - March 30, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" by Gladys Knight & the Pips |