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I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)

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"I Love to Love"
Single by Tina Charles
from the album I Love to Love
B-side"Disco Fever"
Released23 January 1976
1986 (remix)
Recorded1975
GenreDisco, pop[1]
Length3:02
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Jack Robinson, James Bolden
Producer(s)Biddu
Tina Charles singles chronology
"You Set My Heart on Fire"
(1975) 		"I Love to Love"
(1976) 		"Love Me Like a Lover"
(1976)
Tina Charles singles chronology
"Running into Danger"
(1985) 		"I Love to Love (remix)"
(1986) 		"Second Time Around"
(1986)

"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" is a song by British singer Tina Charles, released in 1976 as the second single from her debut album, I Love to Love. The song was composed by Jack Robinson and James Bolden. The track was an international success both upon its original 1976 release and also when - remixed by the DMC (Disco Mix Club) - it was reissued ten years later (the DMC version features the instrumental "Sunburn" by the Biddu Orchestra as its B-side).

Background

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Charles had already been recording for seven years and had sung lead on the international hit "I'm on Fire" by 5000 Volts (1975), but her contribution was unacknowledged, with Luan Peters cited as vocalist in promotion for the group.[citation needed] It was through a mutual friend, singer Lee Vanderbilt, that Charles met record producer Biddu who encouraged her to record "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)", using Manchester musicians Richie Close (keyboard), Clive Allen (guitar), Des Browne (bass) and Tom Daley (percussion) to create a signature hit sound for Charles.

"I Love to Love..." was an international hit, reaching #1 in Ireland, #2 in France, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden while in Austria, Germany and Spain the single peaked at respectively #20, #6 and #3. The track was also a hit in Australia (#6) and New Zealand (#7). In Canada "I Love to Love..." won the Juno for bestselling international single for the year 1976 having sold over 200,000 copies in the province of Quebec.[2]

The British television series River used this song at the start and end of the first episode and at the end of the last episode.[3] Benny Andersson has stated that hearing the song again in this series inspired him to write "Don't Shut Me Down" for ABBA's 2021 album Voyage.[4]

Track listings

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7" single
  1. "I Love to Love" — 3:02
  2. "Disco Fever" — 4:12

Charts and sales

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Argentina[5] 8
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 20
Canadian Singles Chart[8] 14
West German Singles Chart[9] 6
Irish Singles Chart[10] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[11] 2
South African Singles Chart 4
Swedish Singles Chart[12] 2
UK Singles Chart[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Disco Singles[14] 2
Chart (1986) 1 Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[15] 67
Chart (1987) 1 Peak
position
French Singles Chart[16] 2
West German Singles Chart[9] 5
UK Singles Chart[17] 87

1 Remix

Year-end charts

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Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 47
Chart (1987) Position
Dutch Top 40[18] 45
European Top 100 Singles (Music & Media)[19] 21

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[20] Silver 250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ I Love to Love: Tina Charles at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Quebec scene reflects reach diversity". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 October 1976. pp. 64–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Rimmer, Christine (1 May 2019). Switched at Birth. Harlequin. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-4880-4196-9.
  4. ^ Anthony, Matthew (7 September 2021). "Benny Anderson: 'Don't Shut Me Down' was Inspired By Tina Charles". escbubble.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Cash Box. 7 August 1976. p. 55.
  6. ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
  7. ^ "I Love to Love", Austrian Singles Chart austriancharts.at (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  8. ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Mississauga, Ontario: Music Data Canada, 2000. ISBN 1-896594-13-1
  9. ^ a b West German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  10. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  11. ^ "I Love to Love", Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  12. ^ "I Love to Love", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  13. ^ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  14. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  15. ^ UK Singles Chart (1986) Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  16. ^ "I Love to Love", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  17. ^ UK Singles Chart (1987) Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 16, 2008)
  18. ^ "Single top 100 over 1987" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  19. ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  20. ^ "French single certifications – Tina Charles – I Love to Love" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved April 15, 2022. Select TINA CHARLES and click OK. 
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Tina Charles – I Love to Love". British Phonographic Industry. December 1, 1995. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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