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“I Wanna Be with You“ is a song by Raspberries, released in November 1972 as the first single from their second LP, Fresh. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It became their second greatest US hit. Carmen said that he based the song on the guitar part on Todd Rundgren's “Couldn't I Just Tell You“ after Carmen felt that Rundgren had incorporated aspects of the Raspberries' song “I Can Remember“ into his songs “I Saw the Light“ and “It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference“. The song reached the top 40 on three principal US charts, including number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 10 on Cash Box, and number 7 on Record World. It was also a number 17 hit in Canada. New stereo mix sourced from the original stereo mix.
