"I Still Love You" is a song by the American

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the Vejtables The Vejtables were an American rock band from Millbrae, California, United States. They recorded for the Autumn label and found limited success with such songs as " I Still Love You" and a cover version of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind ...

, written by

Jan Errico Jan Errico is a drummer and singer who was a member of two San Francisco rock groups in the 1960s, The Vejtables and The Mojo Men. Background She is the daughter of Vincent Errico who, himself was an accomplished drummer. She is the cousin of G ...

, and first appears on the group's debut

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, which was released on

Autumn Records Autumn Records was a 1960s San Francisco-based pop record label. Among the notable acts on its roster was The Beau Brummels, a band who released a pair of top 20 singles, "Laugh, Laugh" and " Just a Little". Also on the Autumn Records roster w ...

in 1965 (''see''

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). The Vejtables were signed to the record label after receiving some regional notice on the nightclub circuit, despite all the band members still being enrolled in high school. "I Still Love You" exhibits influences from their label-mates

the Beau Brummels The Beau Brummels was an American rock band. Formed in San Francisco in 1964, the band's original lineup included Sal Valentino (lead vocals), Ron Elliott (lead guitar), Ron Meagher (bass guitar), Declan Mulligan (rhythm guitar, bass, harmo ...

, though it is largely marked by its jangling

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arrangements, folky

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, and sparse use of the

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. Arguably the Vejtables' greatest asset was Errico, who not only penned the song, but also played

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, making her one of the few 1960s female musicians to do so. Upon release, "I Still Love You" reached number 83 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the only Vejtables release to crack the chart. The song charted quite respectably in Chicago. It debuted on the 10th of September, and 3 weeks in the charts, finally peaking at number 23 on the 24th of that month. The song was later featured on the

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'' Nuggets, Volume 7: Early San Francisco'', ''San Francisco Nights'', ''Feel... the Vejtables'', which also compiles all of the band's recordings, and ''San Francisco Roots''.

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