| Just Make Love to Me | |
| Cover: | I Just Want to Make Love to You.png --> |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Muddy Waters and His Guitar |
| B-Side: | Oh Yeh |
| Recorded: | Chicago, April 13, 1954[1] |
| Genre: | Chicago blues |
| Length: | 2:49 |
| Label: | Chess |
| Producer: | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess |
"I Just Want to Make Love to You" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon. In 1954, it was recorded by Muddy Waters,[2] and released as a single with the title "Just Make Love to Me". The song reached number four on Billboard magazine's R&B Best Sellers chart.[3]
Backing Waters on vocals are Little Walter on harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Otis Spann on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums.[1] Waters recorded the song again for the album Electric Mud (1968).
In 1960, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last! Her rendition also served as the B-side to her hit of that name. In 1996, it was released as a single in the UK and other European markets after being featured in a Diet Coke advertising campaign. The single reached No. 7 in Ireland,[4] No. 27 in the Netherlands,[5] and, in Belgium, Nos. 31 (Flanders)[6] and 15 (Wallonia).[7]
The Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1964 debut album The Rolling Stones.
British rock group Mungo Jerry released an extended nine-minute version of the song on their second album Electronically Tested (1971).[8]
In 1972, British blues rock group Foghat recorded a studio version for their self-titled debut album in 1972. The song was also released as a single and it became their first single to reach the charts, appearing at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100[9] and No. 31 in Australia.[10] An eight-minute version from a 1977 concert performance is included on Foghat Live. It was edited down to 3:56 release as a single, which reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100[9] and No. 28 on the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada.[11]
