the emotions sang the song if loving you is wrong i don't want to be right.
the emotions sang the song if loving you is wrong i don't want to be right.
who sang the song if loving you is wrong i don't want to be right?
the emotions
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"(if loving you is wrong) i don't want to be right" is a song written by stax records songwriters homer banks, carl hampton, and raymond jackson. originally written for the emotions, it has been performed by many singers, most notably by luther ingram, whose original recording topped the r&b chart for four weeks and rose to number 3 on the "billboard" hot 100 in 1972. "billboard" ranked it as the no. 16 song for 1972.
(if loving you is wrong) i don't want to be right
millie jackson, however, took a somewhat different approach. on both studio and live recordings, her version is typically divided into three parts: "(if loving you is wrong) i don't want to be right", "the rap", and "(if loving you is wrong) i don't want to be right (reprise)", which together have a running time of over 11 minutes. the first and third parts include the song more or less as originally written, while the second part was written by jackson herself. titled "the rap", the middle segment is a monologue in which an unrepentant jackson discusses her status as the "other woman" and why she loves it.
(if loving you is wrong) i don't want to be right