I Like It Like That (Chris Kenner song)
"I Like It Like That" is a song by Chris Kenner and Allen Toussaint,[1] first recorded by Kenner, whose version reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961.[2] It was kept from the No.1 spot by, Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis.[3] This version also went to No. 2 on the R&B singles chart.[4] The narrator of the song invites the listener to come with him to a happening spot named "I Like It Like That".
"I Like It Like That" | ||||
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Single by The Dave Clark Five | ||||
from the album I Like It Like That | ||||
B-side | "Hurting Inside" | |||
Released | June 1965 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Epic 9811 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint | |||
Producer(s) | Adrian Clark | |||
The Dave Clark Five singles chronology | ||||
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Cover versions
- The song was covered by the Dave Clark Five in 1965. Their version charted at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
- The Nashville Teens recorded the song as a B-side to their hit single "Tobacco Road" (1964).
- The song was also covered by the Kingsmen on their 1965 album The Kingmen on Campus
- Brinsley Schwarz on their 1972 album Nervous on the Road
- Loggins and Messina on their 1975 album of cover songs, So Fine (US #84).
Song use in film
- The song is featured in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 Vietnam war film Full Metal Jacket.
References
- "I Like It Like That," BMI Repertoire
- "Chris Kenner Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1961-07-31
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 320.
- "The Dave Clark Five Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
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