| Ready for the World의 싱글 | ||||
| "Ceramic Girl" (1986) | → | Love You Down (1986) | → | "Mary Goes 'Round" (1987) |
| Love You Down | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | Long Time Coming | |||
| 아티스트 | Ready for the World | |||
| B-Side | "Human Toy" | |||
| 발매일 | 1986년 11월 | |||
| 녹음 | 1986년 | |||
| 장르 | R&B, 팝 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 6:29 (앨범 버전, 12인치 싱글 버전) 3:58 (7인치 싱글 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | MCA | |||
| 송라이터 | Melvin Riley | |||
| 프로듀서 | Gary Spaniola, Ready for the World | |||
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1. 개요
레디 포 더 월드의 싱글이며 이들의 2집 앨범 Long Time Coming의 첫 싱글로 1986년 11월에 발매되었다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
3. 가사
| It never really mattered too much to me That you were just too damned old for me All that really mattered was you were my girlfriend And baby, that's all that mattered to me Let me love you down Even if it takes all night Let me love you down You know it's gonna be so right Remember when I drove you home from work I loved the way when you kissed me bye All your friends think I'm just too young for you You tell 'em that I can do what guys their age can do, oh, baby Let me love you down Even if it takes all night Let me love you down You know it's got to be so right Let me love you down Even if it takes all night Let me love you down You know it's got to be so right, oh It never really mattered too much to me That you were too damned old for me All that really mattered was you were my girlfriend And baby, that's all that mattered to me, oh, baby Let me love you down, ooh, oh Let me love you down You know it's gonna be so right Let me love you down, ooh Let me love you down You know it's gonna be so right I can love you down Let me love you, love you, love you, love you Let me love you, love you, love you, love you Let me love you down (Love you down) I know, I know I could Let me love you down (Love you down) I know it's gonna take all night Let me love you down (Love you down) No, no, no, no Let me love you down, oh (Love you down) Let me love from dawn Take the house and the car I love like you are, whoa Love you down, down, down, baby Love you down, down, down Oh, woah, woah I know, I know I could, yeah Let me love you down, woah, woah It's just me and you the whole night through Let me love you, baby I know, I know I could Love you down, down, oh Let me love you, I know I could, baby You're so sweet to me, woah, woah Let me love you down, ooh, baby It's just you and me, baby the whole night through Won't you let me love down I can't take this too much longer, you know |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 1986년 12월 둘째 주부터 셋째 주까지 2주 연속 1위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 9위를 기록했다.1987년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 7위, 1987년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 100위에 올랐다.
5. INOJ의 1997년 커버 버전
| INOJ의 싱글 | ||||
| - | → | Love You Down (1998) | → | "Time After Time" (1998) |
| Love You Down | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II, Ready for the World | |||
| 아티스트 | INOJ | |||
| B-Side | "Freak It (Extended LP (Clean Version))" (카세트 싱글) | |||
| 발매일 | 1998년 1월 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1997년 | |||
| 스튜디오 | 큐 레코딩 스튜디오 (버지니아 주 폴스 처치)[1] 풀러 사운드 (플로리다 주 마이애미)[2] | |||
| 장르 | R&B, 마이애미 베이스 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 4:18 (앨범 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | So So Def, Columbia | |||
| 송라이터 | Melvin Riley | |||
| 프로듀서 | Charles "The Mixologist" Roane | |||
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5.1. 개요
미국의 R&B 여가수 INOJ의 싱글이며 그녀의 데뷔 앨범 Ready for the World의 첫 싱글로, 컴필레이션 앨범 "So So Def Bass All-Stars Vol. II"의 싱글로 1998년 1월에 발매되었다.5.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 (앨범 버전) |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
5.3. 가사
| [Verse 1] It never really mattered too much to me That you were just too damned old for me All that really mattered was you were my boyfriend And baby, that's all that mattered to me [Chorus] Let me love you down, even if it takes all night Let me love you down, you know it's got to be so right [Verse 2] Remember when I drove you home from work I love the way you and me kiss goodbye. Mmm... All of your friends think I'm just too young for you So tell 'em I can do what girls their age can do. Oh babe... [Chorus] Let me love you down, even if it takes all night Let me love you down, you know it's got to be so right Let me love you down, even if it takes all night Let me love you down, you know it's got to be so right. Oh... [Verse 3] It never really mattered too much to me That they were just too damned blind to see As long as I can love you down baby just be my man That's all that mattered to me [Chorus] Let me love you down, even if it takes all night Let me love you down, you know it's got to be so right Let me love you down, ooh... Let me love you down, I know, I know, I could [Outro] Love you, down, down, ooh... Love you down, down, know, know, know Know, know, know, know Let me love you, I wanna love you, down Let me love you, I wanna love you, down baby |
5.4. 차트 성적
빌보드 핫 100에서 1998년 2월 셋째 주에 25위를 기록했고 10주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[3]1998년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 88위에 올랐다.