Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Teddy Pendergrass
Vocals
Victor Carstarphen
Keyboards
Ron Kersey
Keyboards
Dexter Wansel
Keyboards
Roland Chambers
Guitar
Dennis Harris
Guitar
Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman
Bass
Keith Benson
Drums
Karl Chambers
Drums
Charles Collins
Drums
Larry Washington
Congas
MFSB
Horn
James Rodger Williams
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kenneth Gamble
Songwriter
Leon Huff
Songwriter
Thomas Bell
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kenneth Gamble
Producer
Leon Huff
Producer
Joe Tarsia
Engineer
Jim Gallagher
Engineer
Jay Mark
Engineer
Jerry Block
Engineer
Arthur Stoppe
Engineer
Michael Tarsia
Assistant Engineer
Rocky Schnaars
Assistant Engineer
Peter Humphreys
Assistant Engineer
Darrell Rogers
Assistant Engineer
Jeffrey Stewart
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
It's so good lovin' somebody
And that somebody loves you back
[Verse 1]
To be loved and be loved in return
It's the only thing that my heart desires
Just appreciate the little things I do
Oh, you're the one who's got me inspired
Keep on liftin', liftin' me higher
[Chorus]
So good, good lovin' somebody
And that somebody loves you back
It's so good needin' somebody
And that somebody needs you back
[Verse 2]
We can build a world of love, a life of joy
Make our goal each other's happiness
I will do for you anything that I can
Oh, every day, I wanna do a little more
Do a little more, just a little bit more
[Chorus]
It's so good lovin' somebody
And that somebody loves you back
And that's a fact
It's so good wantin' somebody
And that somebody wants you back
Said it's so good
[Verse 3]
Oh, to be loved and be loved in return
It's the only thing that my heart desires
Just appreciate the little things I do
Oh, you're the one who's got me inspired
Keep on liftin', liftin' me higher
[Chorus]
So good lovin' somebody
And that somebody loves you back
And that's a fact
It's so good needin' somebody
And that somebody needs you back
[Bridge]
Said not seventy-thirty
Not sixty-forty
Talkin' 'bout a fifty-fifty love
[Chorus]
Said it's so good lovin' somebody
And that somebody loves you back, yeah
[Bridge]
Said not seventy-thirty
Not sixty-forty
Talkin' 'bout a fifty-fifty love, yeah
[Chorus]
It's so good, good lovin' somebody
And that somebody loves you back
It's so good, good
[Outro]
I'm so glad that there's you
I've experienced over and over again, where
I've given eighty percent and she's given twenty percent
Or she's givin' seventy percent and I'm givin' thirty
But you just don't know how it feels to have somebody that you can share your whole life
Somebody that you don't mind talkin' to
Somebody that you don't mind goin' down the middle of the road with
I know a lot of guys today, they wish they had somebody just like you
I don't know when the last time that I told you, but girl, you make me so very happy
I think we've got something that a lot of people don't seem to have
Talkin' 'bout a fifty-fifty love, yeah
Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff