For Your Precious Love

FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE
 
 
“For Your Precious Love”  is a song written by Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler, and performed by Jerry Butler and The Impressions in 1958.  It was released as a single on Vee-Jay Records and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores and Top 100 charts.  The song was ranked #335 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

In 1957, the Roosters changed its name to Jerry Butler and the Impressions; they had an unforgettable hit in 1958 with “For Your Precious Love” (Butler had written the lyrics when he was only 16).  Jerry Butler and the band parted amicably later that year, and Butler launched a solo career; his 1960 single “He Will Break Your Heart” hit #1.  

 

(July 2014)