For You My Love

"For You My Love" is a 1949 song written by Paul Gayten. The song was recorded the same year by Larry Darnell, who had his most successful release with his version of the song. "For You My Love" went to number one on the U.S. R&B chart and was Larry Darnell's debut release.[1] In 1950, Nellie Lutcher and Nat King Cole released their version of the song, where it reached number eight on the R&B chart.[2]

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 145.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 367.
Preceded by
"Saturday Night Fish Fry" (Parts I & II) by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Billboard Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records number-one single (Larry Darnell version)
December 24, 1949
Succeeded by
"I Almost Lost My Mind" by Ivory Joe Hunter
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