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“I Just Want To Make Love To You (1954)” by Muddy Waters
“I Just Want To Make Love To You (1954)” by Muddy Waters appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. Its best result is #1871 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,963 indie & aaa song of all time.
Willie Dixon wrote "I Just Want to Make Love to You", and when Muddy Waters cut it in 1954 it went out as a single under a slightly coyer name, "Just Make Love to Me". The title says everything the song needs to say, and the Chicago blues band behind him is stacked: Little Walter blowing harmonica, Jimmy Rogers on guitar, Otis Spann at the piano, Fred Below on drums and Dixon himself thumping the bass.
It climbed to number four on Billboard's R&B Best Sellers chart, and Waters wasn't finished with it. In 1968 he recorded it all over again for Electric Mud, dragging his old hit into a very different decade.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1871 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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