| I'm Sorry | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Delfonics |
| Album: | La La Means I Love You |
| B-Side: | You're Gone |
| Released: | April 1968 |
| Recorded: | 1967 |
| Genre: | R&B, Soul, Philadelphia Soul |
| Length: | 2:41 |
| Label: | Philly Groove |
| Prev Title: | La-La (Means I Love You) |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Break Your Promise |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
"I'm Sorry" is a R&B/Soul song by the American vocal group The Delfonics, released in April 1968. The song was the Delfonics' second chart single and the follow-up to their smash hit "La-La (Means I Love You)", which went to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100; "I'm Sorry" was quite reminiscent of their earlier hit, complete with similar-sounding "la la las". "I'm Sorry" just missed the pop Top 40 (peaking at number 42), but was a solid performer on the soul chart, hitting number 15.[1]
"I'm Sorry", and several other soul tunes, were unintentionally included in the background of Jim Jones' infamous Death tape, an audio recording made during the Jonestown Massacre of November 18, 1978.[2] The music (which sounds muffled and played at off-speed, resembling a church organ in spots) was originally recorded onto the source tape, then recorded over by Jones, resulting in a "ghost recording". "I'm Sorry" can be heard at the very end of the tape after Jones stops talking, played at half-speed.[3]