"Say I Love You" is a song written by

Eddy Grant Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, Afr ...

in 1979. The song was first released on Grant's 1979 album '' Walking on Sunshine''.

Renée Geyer version

Australian musician

Renée Geyer Renée Rebecca Geyer (born 11 September 1953) is an Australian singer who has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B idioms. She had commercial success as a solo artist in Australia, with "It's a Man's Man's Worl ...

recorded a version in December 1980. The song was released in May 1981 as the lead single from her seventh

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, '' So Lucky''. The song peaked at number 5 on the Australian

Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...

and at number 1 in New Zealand.

Track listing

; Australian 7" Single *Side A "Say I Love You" *Side B "Bad Side of the Blues" ; International 7" Single *Side A "Say I Love You" - 3:30 *Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

Lenny Zakatek Lenny Zakatek (born Lenny du Platel, 1947) is a British singer and musician who has lived in London since the age of thirteen. Zakatek was born just prior to Karachi becoming part of Pakistan and is best known for his work with the British band ...

released the song as a single in 1982. *Groove 21/20 remixed "Say I Love You", featuring Renée Geyer, which was released as the lead single to promote her album, ''

The Best of Renee Geyer 1973-1998 ''The Best of Renee Geyer 1973-1998'' is the third greatest hits album by Australian musician Renée Geyer. It was released in May 1998 by Mushroom Records Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbou ...

'' (1998).

References

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