"I'd Love You to Want Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lobo. It was released in September 1972 as the second

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from his second album '' Of a Simple Man''. The song was Lobo's highest charting hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, where it spent two weeks at No. 2 in November. The single was the second of four of his songs to hit No. 1 on the

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chart, where it had a one-week stay at that top spot in December 1972.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) It became a

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. When released in the United Kingdom in 1972, the song failed to reach the

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; however, a re-release of the single in 1974, on the UK record label, peaked at No. 5. The song also topped the music charts in at least seven nations, including Australia (

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, two weeks), Canada (''

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'', one week), and Germany (

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, 13 weeks in 1973-1974).

Cover versions

Many artists have covered the song. Among the most notable are the following: *Dutch singer Dennis Jones (born Casper Janssen), covered it with Dutch lyrics titled "De Zon Die Zal Schijnen"; it stayed five weeks on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart in 2008, peaking at No. 48. The CD single also included a German version, "Du Bist Nicht Alleine", and the original English version "I'd Love You To Want Me". *Brazilian pop trio

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released a Portuguese version of the song in 2000, titled "Ela Não Está Aqui". *Dutch-Spanish singer

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released a cover and also a spanish version of the song, titled "Tú Sabes Que Te Amo".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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Cover versions

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

See also

References