{{other uses}} {{Infobox song | name = Lovey Dovey | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[The Clovers]] | album = | A-side = Little Mama | released = 1954 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=54}} | label = [[Atlantic Records]] 45-1022 | writer = [[Memphis Edward Curtis]], [[Ahmet Ertegun]] | producer = | prev_title = Comin' On | prev_year = 1953 | next_title = Little Mama | next_year = 1954 | misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|DlfhZk0veLc|"Lovey Dovey"}}}} }} {{Infobox song | name = Lovey Dovey | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Buddy Knox]] | album = | B-side = I Got You | released = November 1960 | format = | recorded = 1960 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Rock and roll]] | length = 2:11 | label = [[Liberty Records|Liberty]] | writer = [[Memphis Edward Curtis]], [[Ahmet Ertegun]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Long Lonely Nights]] | prev_year = 1960 | next_title = Ling, Ting, Tong | next_year = 1961 }}
"'''Lovey Dovey'''" is a popular 1954 American [[rhythm and blues]] song written by [[Eddie Curtis]] and [[Ahmet Ertegun]], with the latter usually credited using his songwriter's [[pseudonym]] "Nugetre" (Ertegun [[anadrome|spelled backwards]]). The song's initial recording by [[The Clovers]] remains the best known version, reaching No. 2 for five weeks on the R&B charts in 1954.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=124}}</ref>
==Background== The song deals with the singer's relationship with his sweetheart and is performed in a light-hearted style.<ref>{{cite book |title= Those Oldies But Goodies: A Guide to 50's Record Collecting|url= https://archive.org/details/thoseoldiesbutgo0000unse|url-access= registration|last=Propes |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Propes |year=1973 |publisher=The Macmillan Company, New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/thoseoldiesbutgo0000unse/page/33 33]|isbn= 9780020614302}}</ref>
The saxophone is played by [[Sam Taylor (saxophonist)|Sam "The Man" Taylor]] and the piano by [[Vann "Piano Man" Walls]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/song/lovey-dovey/1346520376 | title=Lovey Dovey by the Clovers on Apple Music }}</ref>
==Cover versions== Numerous artists have recorded the song. [[Cover version]]s have been recorded by: * [[Clyde McPhatter]] (1959) reached No. 12 (R&B) and No. 49 (Pop) * [[Buddy Knox]] in 1960, reached No. 25 pop * [[Dick Dale]] (1962) * [[The Coasters]] (1964) * [[Bunny Sigler]] (1967) ("Lovey Dovey"/"You're So Fine"), reached No. 86 pop, No. 87 [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian]] pop and No. 24 Can. R&B<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.100114.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - November 11, 1967}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.100116.pdf| title=RPM R&B Singles - November 11, 1967}}</ref> * [[Otis Redding]] and [[Carla Thomas]] (1967) (released as a single in 1968, following Redding's death), reached No. 21 R&B and No. 60 pop. Also reached No. 17 UK R&B<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/60s/68/Record-Mirror-1968-04-20.pdf#page=11|title=BRITAIN'S TOP R&B SINGLES|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=11|date=April 20, 1968|via=worldradiohistory.com|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}</ref> and No. 48 in [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.100175.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - March 2, 1968}}</ref> * [[Delbert McClinton]] (1976) on the album ''Genuine Cowhide''
==Legacy== Lyrics from "Lovey Dovey" (particularly "You're the cutest thing, That I ever did see, I really love your peaches, Wanna shake your tree"), were used by [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] in his 1974 chart-topping single "[[The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)|The Joker]]". "The Joker" in turn was later sampled on another number one hit, "[[Angel (Shaggy song)|Angel]]" by [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], giving Ahmet Ertegun credit as a songwriter on the latter.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=fhQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22lovey+dovey%22+%22the+joker%22+credit&pg=PA94|title= US Pop Stars Go 'Over' The Top|last= Bronson|first= Fred|date= March 31, 2001|series= Chart Beat|publisher= Billboard magazine|location= Google Books|page= 94|access-date= July 12, 2015}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{YouTube|OIuUmyNL1iE|The Clovers / Lovey Dovey, at The Apollo Theatre}}
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