Listen to I've Been Loving You Too Long by Otis Redding

I've Been Loving You Too Long

Otis Redding

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Otis Redding

Vocals

Floyd Newman

Baritone Saxophone

Donald "Duck" Dunn

Donald "Duck" Dunn

Bass Guitar

Al Jackson Jr.

Drums

Andrew Love

Tenor Saxophone

Steve Cropper

Guitar

Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones

Keyboards

Isaac Hayes

Keyboards

Gene Miller

Trumpet

Wayne Jackson

Trumpet

Charles Axton

Tenor Saxophone

Earl Sims

Background Vocals

Sammy Coleman

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Otis Redding

Songwriter

Jerry Butler

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Dowd

Engineer

Isaac Hayes

Producer

Jim Stewart

Producer

Lyrics

I've been loving you

Too long

To stop now

You are tired

And you want to be free

My love is growing stronger

As you become a habit to me

Ooh, I've been loving you too long

I don't wanna stop now

Oh

With you my life

Has been so wonderful

I can't stop now

You are tired

And your love is growing cold

My love is growing stronger

As our affair, affair grows old

I've been loving you

Oh, too long

To stop now, oh, oh, oh

I've been loving you a little too long

I don't wanna stop now

Oh, oh, oh

Don't make me stop now

Oh, baby, I'm down on my knees

Please, don't make me stop now

I love you

I love you

I love you with all my heart

And I can't stop now

Please

Please

Please don't make me stop now, yeah

Talkin' 'bout heart and soul, crying

Crying loud for you to hear me

Please don't make me stop now

Written by: Jerry Butler, Otis Redding