"I Love You" is a song and single written by Carl Davis, Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin and performed by American soul singer, Otis Leavill.
[1][2] Record and Acklin also provided backing vocals.
[4] It was first released in 1969 in America and reached 10 on the R&B chart and 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970.
[3][5] Allmusic.com described Leavill's rendition as "imitating Record, the Chi-lites' lead singer".
[3] It was released on Atlantic in the UK in 1970 but failed to chart.