To Be a Lover in early 1969. This version has since been sampled by Ludacris on his song "Growing Pains" from "Word of Mouf", by Jaheim on "Put That Woman First" from "Still Ghetto" and by Dilated Peoples on the song "Worst Comes to Worst". In 1977, the song was covered as a more uptempo reggae number by the Jamaican singer George Faith under the amended title of "To Be a Lover (Have Mercy)" for his Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced album also called "To Be a Lover". In 1986, the track was again reworked and became the second high-profile cover Billy Idol released as a
I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter) I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter) "I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter)" is a song written by Ronny Light and recorded and released as a single by American country artist, Skeeter Davis. The song was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States on October 1, 1969. The session was produced by Ronny Light as well. The song was released as a single in November 1969, reaching the top-ten on the "Billboard Magazine" Hot Country Singles chart in 1970. Additionally, it became Davis' first second to chart on the Canadian "RPM" Country Songs chart, reaching number seven.