"Makin' Love" is a song written and originally released by American country singer

Floyd Robinson Floyd Andrew Robinson (born May 9, 1936) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1960–1966), Cincinnati Reds (1967), and the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox (1968). He batted left-handed and threw right ...

. He released it as a single in 1959.

Commercial performance

The song became a hit on the both sides of Atlantic. In the United States it reached no. 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and no. 27 on the ''Billboard'' Black Singles chart. In the UK it reached no. 9 on the national singles chart. In the U.S., "Makin' Love" was controversial because of its suggestive sexual content, and many radio stations pulled it from the airwaves after only a few weeks.

Charts

Dalida version (in French)

The song was translated into French (under the title "T'aimer follement") and recorded by two French singers:

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...

and soon then-unknown

Johnny Hallyday Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 ...

. Both versions were released in early 1960. Dalida's version reached no. 2 in Wallonia (French Belgium). and no. 1 in France.

Charts

Johnny Hallyday version (in French)

Track listings

7-inch EP Vogue EPL 7750 (1960, France etc.) : A1. "T'aimer follement" (2:30) : A2. "J'étais fou" (2:45) : B1. "Laisse les filles" (2:17) : B2. "Oh, Oh Baby" (2:52) 7-inch single Vogue V. 45-722 (1960, France etc.) : A. "T'aimer follement" (2:27) : B. "Laisse les filles" (2:28) 7-inch single Vogue Productions 45-4068 (Canada) : A. "T'aimer Follement" (2:28) : B. "J'et ais fou" (2:49) CD single Disques Vogue 743211131712 (1993, France) # "T'aimer follement" (2:29) # "Nous les gars, nous les filles (1:51) CD single "Souvenirs, Souvenirs / T'aimer follement" amc 14.002 (2000, Belgium) # "Souvenirs, souvenirs" (2:09) # "T'aimer follement" (2:29)

References

External links

Floyd Robinson – "Makin' Love" (single)
at Discogs
Johnny Hallyday – "T'aimer follement" (EP)
at Discogs
Johnny Hallyday – "T'aimer follement" (single)
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Commercial performance

Charts

Dalida version (in French)

Charts

Johnny Hallyday version (in French)

Track listings

See also

References

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