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1967 single by the Delfonics
"La-La (Means I Love You) " is an
R&B /
soul song by American vocal group
the Delfonics . Released originally in December, 1967 by
Philly Groove Records , the song was written by
Thom Bell and William Hart, and produced by Bell and Stan Watson.
Background
The song was a number four U.S.
Billboard
pop , number two
R&B hit in 1968. A 1971 re-release peaked at number 19 on the
UK Singles Chart . The song is one of the Delfonics' most enduring recordings and perhaps their best loved, noting a number of
cover versions .
Charts
Other versions
Alton Ellis and the Flames recorded a
rocksteady version in 1968 on the Jamaican Supersonics label.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s covered an instrumental version of the song in their 1968 album,
Soul Limbo .
[4]
The Jackson 5 covered the song in their 1970 album,
ABC ,
[5] and it was featured in their early 1970s
Saturday morning
cartoon .
American actress
Connie Stevens covered the song in 1971 during a short-lived stint as an R&B singer, with Thom Bell producing.
[6]
Egyptian rock group
Les Petits Chats (aka The Cats) released a version b/w "
With a Little Help from My Friends " in 1971 on the
Sono Cairo label.
[7]
[8]
Todd Rundgren covered the song, as a medley of soul songs on his 1973 album,
A Wizard, a True Star .
[9]
Samantha Sang covered "La-La (Means I Love You)" on her 1978 LP,
Emotion .
[10]
Star City covered the song in 1978.
In 1981,
Tierra covered the song on their album, "Together Again".
[11]
The Cantonese version of the song was sung by
Deanie Ip in 1983.
Family group
The Jets covered it in 1985 in for their
self-titled album .
[12]
Laura Nyro covered the song, as a medley, on her 1988 live album laura:) live at the bottom line.
[13]
Tatsuro Yamashita covered the song on his 1989 album, Joy: Tatsuro Yamashita Live .
The Cantonese version of the song was sung by
Blue Jeans in 1989.
Calloway covered the song in 1992.
The Cantonese & Mandarin version of the song was sung by
Grasshopper in 1992.
Alex To covered the song in 1992.
Swing Out Sister covered the song in their 1994 album
The Living Return .
[14]
The Manhattan Transfer covered the song in their 1995 album
Tonin' .
[15]
Prince covered the song in his 1996 album
Emancipation , retitling the song "La, La, La Means 👁 Love U".
[16]
Chico Freeman covered an instrumental version of the song in their 1996 album.
Lia (Japanese singer) covered the song in 2007.
Party Band Kings covered the song in 2007.
Yasuko Agawa covered the song in 2008.
Teresa Carpio covered the song in 2009.
Sitti covered the song on
YouTube in 2015.
RoneyBoys covered the song on
YouTube in 2019.
Stan Taylor covered the song on
YouTube in 2019.
Samples
Pop culture
References
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Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Record Research. p. 229.
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Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 . Record Research. p. 153.
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Connie Stevens - LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU (1971) . Anthony Reichardt. March 4, 2021.
Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via
YouTube .
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"The Cats - With A Little Help From My Friend" . Discogs.com . 1971. Retrieved 15 July 2022 .
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"Very Rare Arabic Egyptian Funk 45 The Cats La La La Means I Love You 31-71363 - auction details" . Popsike.com . Retrieved 15 July 2022 .
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