I Can't Turn You Loose

About I Can't Turn You Loose

"I Can't Turn You Loose" is a song written and first recorded by American soul singer Otis Redding. It was released as the B-side to his 1965 single "Just One More Day". The up-tempo song became a bigger hit on the US R&B chart than its A-side and was one of Redding's signature songs and often appeared in his live performances. In 1968, the Chambers Brothers' version of this song reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The 1968 version of the song was used as the opening music for the 1968 American TV series, the Ann-Margret Show. The sped up version was also used as the introduction music to live performances by The Blues Brothers. The song serves as the entrance theme for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. more »

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1968

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Huh, I can't turn you loose now
If I do, I'm gonna lose my life 
Ah, I can't ever turn you loose now 
If I do, I'm gonna lose my life 
I can't turn you loose to nobody, ha
'Cause I love you baby, yes I do now
Ooh, baby hip-shaking mama, I told ya 
Honey, I'm in love with only you 
Honey, baby, do it baby why don't ya? 
I'm gonna give ya everything that you wanna

I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Keep on, honey baby
Never, never gonna turn you loose 
Keep on, keep on holding on 
Gotta gotta

I can't turn you loose now
I'm in love, now, with the prettiest thing, ooh
I never, never turn you loose now 
Because the sweet love she bring me
I said I can't turn you loose to nobody, baby
I love you baby, yes I do 
Ooh, hip-shaking mama, I love ya
Huh, I'm in love with only you 
Honey, baby, do it baby why don't ya 
And I'm gonna give ya everything you want 

Gotta, gotta ha
Keep, keep on holding on ha
Never gonna turn you loose now
Never gonna lose you, babe

I can't turn you loose 
Never, I'm never gonna turn to you loose
I'm gonna keep holding on, turn you loose
Gonna keep a grip on ya
I can't turn you loose
Early in the morning, gonna hold ya
Early in the evening, and I'm gonna hold ya
Never turn you loose
Never gonna turn ya
Gotta keep a hold on
Hold on to my baby
Got to, got to, got to
Got to, got to, got to
Keep-a, keep on grooving

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Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. Considered one of the major figures in soul music and rhythm and blues, and one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music, his singing style influenced other soul artists of the 1960s, and he helped to craft the short-living and powerful style of R&B that formed the basis of the Stax Sound. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, he wrote and recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper, which became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts after his death in a plane crash. The Dock of the Bay reached number one on the UK A… more »

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