I Love You So

For the Walters song, see I Love You So (song). For the Cole Porter song, see List of songs written by Cole Porter.

I Love You So
Studio album by Natalie Cole
Released	March 19, 1979
Recorded	1978–1979
Genre	R&B soul
Label	Capitol
Producer	Chuck Jackson Marvin Yancy Gene Barge
Natalie Cole chronology
Natalie Live! (1978) I Love You So (1979) We're the Best of Friends (1979)

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I Love You So is an album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on March 19, 1979, by Capitol Records, The album reached peak positions of number 52 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "I Love You So" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 4:49
2. "You're So Good" (Fred Freeman, Harry Nehls) - 3:23
3. "It's Been You" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 4:53
4. "Your Lonely Heart" (Natalie Cole, Rob Halprin) - 4:45
5. "The Winner" (Chuck Jackson, Gene Barge, Marvin Yancy, Rob Halprin) - 3:40
6. "Oh, Daddy" (Christine McVie) - 4:03
7. "Sorry" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Jessy Dixon) - 4:45
8. "Stand by" (Natalie Cole, Marvin Yancy) - 4:19
9. "Who Will Carry On" (Natalie Cole) - 3:36

Personnel

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals
• Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
• Mark Davis – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
• Linda Williams – keyboards
• Marvin Yancy – keyboards
• Chuck Bynum – guitars, backing vocals (4)
• Richard Fortune – guitars
• Johnny McGhee – guitars
• Phil Upchurch – guitars
• Norman Zeller – guitars
• Stephen Dietrich – electric steel guitar
• Keni Burke – bass
• Bobby Eaton – bass
• Jeff Eyrich – bass
• Alvin Taylor – drums
• Teddy Sparks – drums
• William Green – oboe, woodwinds
• Fred Jackson Jr. – woodwinds
• Ernie Watts – woodwinds
• George Bohanon – trombone, music contractor
• Maurice Spears – trombone
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet
• Bobby Bryant – trumpet
• Nolan Smith – trumpet
• Paul Riser – horn and string arrangements
• Gene Barge – rhythm, horn and string arrangements
• Billy Page – music contractor
• McKinley Jackson – music contractor
• The Colettes – backing vocals
• The "N" Sisters – backing vocals
• Anita Anderson – backing vocals (7)
• Sissy Peoples – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Kevin Hunter – executive producer, management
• Gene Barge – producer
• Chuck Johnson – producer
• Marvin Yancy – producer
• Gerry Brown – engineer
• Reginald Dozier – engineer, remix engineer
• Zoli Osaze – engineer
• Al Schmitt – engineer
• Gordon Shyrock – engineer
• Frank Kejmar – orchestra engineer
• Mark Davis – remix engineer
• Donald "Butch" Lynch – remix engineer
• Clay McMurray – remix engineer
• Serge Reyes – remix engineer
• Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
• John Ernsdorf – art direction, design
• Melissa Tormé-March – art direction, cover coordinator
• Vincent Frye – photography
• Emory Jones – hair
• Davida – make-up
• New Direction – management

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs	52
US Billboard Top Soul LPs	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.