Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler. " 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. The song was ranked #335 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2010.

11/02/2005 · Some pop historians identify "For Your Precious Love" as the first recognizable "soul" ballad, though Butler doesn't see it that way.

Also released on Ewart Abner's Abner label, "For Your Precious Love" went to number three R&B and number 11 pop in the summer of 1958. When the label changed the group's name from the Impressions to Jerry Butler & the Impressions, it caused considerable friction in the group, with the result being Butler's solo career.

About 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.

"For Your Precious Love" is a song written by Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler, and performed by Butlers' group 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.

About Your Precious Love "Your Precious Love" is a popular song that was a 1967 hit for Motown singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The song was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, and produced by Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol. The doo-wop styled recording features background vocals by Fuqua, Gaye, Terrell and Bristol, and ...