"It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" is a song co-written by the songwriters and record producers, Barry White and Paul Politi. It became a minor hit for African American singer Felice Taylor in 1967 reaching #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on the R&B chart in early 1967.
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Covers
It was recorded later in 1973 by Love Unlimited, a girl band formed through Barry White's initiative. It appears in the female group's album Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited. That version made it to #83 on Billboard Hot 100 and #35 on US Billboard R&B charts. It was a bigger success in the United Kingdom reaching #11 on the UK Top 40.
The song was also covered by the British group Steps in their tour Christmas with Steps in 2012 under the shorter title "It May Be Winter Outside".
Samplings
Buckshot & 9th Wonder sampled from the version done by Love Unlimited in the "Intro - The Formula" track in the heavily sampled album The Formula released in 2008.