Holy Trinity High School Class of `73

1969-1973

"Song of the Day"

July 26, 2025

“If You Really Love Me” is a song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta
Wright. Wonder recorded the song and released his version as a single
from his 1971 album Where I’m Coming From. The single peaked in the
top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 (#8), Billboard′s R&B chart (#4),
and Billboard′s Easy Listening chart (#10).

Where I'm Coming From is the thirteenth studio album by Stevie Wonder.
The album was released by Motown Records on April 9, 1971, and peaked
on the Billboard Pop Albums at #62, and on the Billboard R&B Albums
Chart at #7. All nine songs were written by Wonder and Motown
singer-songwriter Syreeta Wright, Wonder's first wife.

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If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder (1971)

And if you really love me
Won't you tell me, yeah?
And if you really need me
Won't you tell me, yeah?
Then I won't have to be
Playing around

You call my name, ooh, so sweet
To make your kiss incomplete
When your mood is clear
You quickly change your ways
Then you say I'm untrue
What am I supposed to do?
Be a fool who sits alone waiting for you?

But if you really love me
Won't you tell me, yeah?
And if you really need me
Won't you tell me, yeah?
Then I won't have to be
Playing around

I see the light of your smile
Calling me all the while
You are saying, "Baby, it's time to go"
First the feeling's alright
Then it's gone from sight
So I'm taking out this time to say, whoa

Oh, if you really love me
Won't you tell me, yeah?
And if you really need me
Won't you tell me, baby? Tell me
Then I won't have to be
Playing around, no
Playing around, no

Hey, yeah
Goofing around, no
Oh baby
Playing around, no
Let me know how you feel, baby
Hey, oh baby
Playing around no, oh
Hey, goofing around, baby...


Songwriters: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright

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