"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (originally "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)") is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler. Tenor Saxophone: Andrew "Love" Jackson Keyboards: Booker T. Jones Bass Guitar: Donald "Duck" Dunn Then I became bored with it, but Ike wouldn't let me stop. The song was subsequently included on his third album, Although the tempo is exactly the same, two versions of the song have been recorded in 1965, one lasts 2'50 and the second one is 3'10 long (Then when Jimmy left, I started singing the song, because it was a very good show song, and I started mimicking Jimmy, but putting my own female thing into it. Embarrassing. Redding recorded the song in 1965 and when released as a single in April 1965, became his second best selling single. Related. 18 Non-Traditional Yet Perfect Wedding Songs; Considered by music critics and writers to be one of Redding's finest performances and a soul classic, it is a slow, emotional piece with Redding's pleading vocals backed by producer Steve Cropper's arpeggiated guitar parts and a horn section. But the people loved it. I've been loving you too long Should stop now You're tired and you want to be free My love grows stronger as you become a habit to me I've been loving you a little too long I can't stop now With you my life has been so wonderful. He started making those noises in the background, and it became really pornographic.

I was really involved with that song in the beginning. Drums: Al Jackson Jr. Otis Redding The Very Best of Otis Redding ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.