The Way You Love Me peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s R&B chart for a week in October of 1988.
[Verse 1]
Hey, baby
You're driving me crazy
With that special loving feeling that you give to me
And I'm so proud, you want me to be your lady
Now I know how it feels to live a fantasy
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to dream about love
And sure that's how it was
But I don't have to dream no more
'Cause I, I got more than I can stand
I found me a lover in another man
I got you, baby, that's all I was waiting for
[Chorus]
And I love the way you love me
I place no one above the one true love
And I love the way you love me
And baby no matter what
I love the, I love the way you love
(Oh oh...oh oh...oh oh)
[Verse 2]
Oh, baby, baby, baby
I might as well face it
I've fallen in too deep
You have control of me
Without a doubt
It has to be the greatest
You're every bit the man I had hoped you'd be
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to dream about love
And sure that's how it was
But I don't have to dream no more, oh no
'Cause when I think about your loving, that I good thing
I get excited from the feeling that it's giving to me
So won't you keep it coming, baby?
'Cause I love the joy you bring
I, oh, oh, I love
[Chorus]
And I love the way you love me
(I love it, love it, love it)
I place no one above (Yeah)
The one true love (Yeah)
And I love the way you love me
And baby no matter what
I love the, I love the way you love
(Oh oh...oh oh...oh oh)
I love the way you love
(Oh, oh)
(Oh, oh)
I got a love
(Oh, oh)
So don't you stop
I love the way...
[Bridge]
One: For all the special love
Two: A sensitive and tender touch
Three: Because you please
You bring out the best in me
'Cause when I think about your loving, that I got a good thing
I get excited from the feeling that it's giving to me
So won't you keep it coming, baby
'Cause I love the joy you bring
I, oh, oh, I love
(Oh oh...oh oh...oh oh)
I love the way you love
(Oh oh...oh oh...oh oh)
I love the way
[Chorus]
And I love the way you love me
(I love it, love it, love it)
I place no one above (Yeah)
The one true love (Yeah)
And I love the way you love me
And baby no matter what
I love the, I love the way you love
Oh, baby, keep it coming, uh
Oh, baby, keep it coming, uh
Oh, baby, keep it coming, uh
[Bridge]
One: For all the special love
Two: A sensitive and tender touch
Three: Because you please
You bring out the best in me
'Cause when I think about your loving, that I got a good thing
I get excited from the feeling that it's giving to me
So won't you keep it coming, baby
'Cause I love the joy you bring
I, oh, oh, I love
[Chorus]
The way you love me
I place no one above, the one true love
And I love the way you love me
And baby no matter what
I love the, I love the way you love
(Oh oh)
You love me all over
(Oh, oh)
You love me all over
(Oh, oh)
I love the way you love
(Oh, oh)
You love me all over
(Oh, oh)
You love me all over
(Oh, oh)
I love the way
[Chorus]
And I love
The way you love me (I love it)
I place no one above, the one true love
And I love...
The Way You Love Me was written by LA Reid & Daryl Simmons & Babyface.
Karyn White released The Way You Love Me on Mon Aug 15 1988.
Karyn White detailed the creation of “The Way You Love Me” in a 2012 interview with SoulCulture:
‘The Way You Love Me’ was the last song we recorded for the album. I remember L.A. [Reid] saying that we needed an uptempo banger because we already had ‘Secret Rendezvous,’ which was a pop record influ...