Rita’s version altered the title a bit from Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher to Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher and Higher. Her version slows it down a little and changes parts of the song from Jackie Wison’s but it’s great.
The arrangement of the song was by Booker T. Jones.
Rita’s version peaked 10 years after Jackie’s version at #2 on the Billboard 100 in 1977. The song peaked at #1 in Canada and #7 in New Zealand.
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher
Your love is liftin’ me higher
Than I’ve ever been lifted before
Your love is liftin’ me higher
Than I’ve ever been lifted before
So keep it up, quench my desire
And I’ll be at your side forevermore
Now once, I was downhearted
Disappointment was my closest friend
But you came, he soon departed
And he never showed his face again
Ohh I’m so glad I finally found you
You’re that one in a million man
When you wrap your lovin’ arms around me
I can stand up and face the world again
Your love is liftin’ me higher
Than I’ve ever been lifted before
So keep it up, quench my desire
And I’ll be at your side forevermore
Oh your love is liftin’ me higher
Than I’ve ever been lifted before
So keep it up, quench my desire
And I’ll be at your side forevermore
Your love is liftin’ me higher
Than I’ve ever been lifted before
So keep it up, quench my desire
And I’ll be at your side forevermore
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Love this song by both Rita and Jackie! Thanks for featuring both.
And with Booker T — how can you go wrong?
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I haven’t heard Rita’s in a long time…I forgot how good it was… Booker T = Awesome I agree.
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Rita’s is the “lite rawk!” version of the song. It’s good nonetheless and hey, I happen to like “lite rawk!” from the late ’70’s.
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me too. A great version and pretty good example of the soft rock of that era.
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Yea you are right…it is the lite version… I do like some of her stuff also from then. The production on this version is great.
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I’d forgotten about Rita’s version. It was the first one I heard and liked. Didn’t it come out when she was married to Kris Kristofferson? She had a string of hits during that time. She has a pretty voice.
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Yes they were still married at that time. I had forgotten about it also.
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This song should be sung in church.
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It does sound spiritual… just a great song no matter who sings it…I do love Rita’s version.
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I love the sound of the bass guitar that drives this song.
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It sounds modern….she did a great job.
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