, ▁Rod ▁Stewart , ▁Michael ▁B ub lé ▁and ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Robert ▁St ig wood , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁manager , ▁Barry ▁and ▁Robin ▁Gib b ▁wrote ▁" To ▁Love ▁Some body ", ▁a ▁soul ful ▁ball ad ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Sam ▁& ▁Dave ▁or ▁The ▁Ras cal s , ▁for ▁Ot is ▁Red ding . ▁Red ding ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁Barry ▁at ▁the ▁Pla za ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁one ▁night . ▁Robin ▁claimed ▁that ▁" O tis ▁Red ding ▁said ▁he ▁loved ▁our ▁material ▁and ▁would ▁Barry ▁write ▁him ▁a ▁song ". ▁ ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁recorded ▁" To ▁Love ▁Some body " ▁at ▁I BC ▁Studios , ▁London ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁released ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁mid - J uly ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Red ding ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁aer op lane ▁crash ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁before ▁having ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁song . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁around ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁with ▁" G il bert ▁Green " ▁and ▁" End ▁of ▁My ▁Song " ▁at ▁the ▁I BC ▁Studios ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁Robin ▁said , ▁" Every one ▁told ▁us ▁what ▁a ▁great ▁record ▁they ▁thought ▁it ▁was , ▁Other ▁groups ▁all ▁ra ved ▁about ▁it ▁but ▁for ▁some ▁reason ▁people ▁in ▁Britain ▁just ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁like ▁it ."