Best of My Love (The Emotions song)

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“Best of My Love”
Single by The Emotions from the album Rejoice
Released	1977
Genre	Soul
Length	3:42
Label	Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Maurice White
Producer	Maurice White
Certification	Platinum
The Emotions singles chronology
"Best of My Love" "Don't Ask My Neighbor"

"Best of My Love" (1977) is the first musical single released by the band The Emotions, from their album Rejoice.

Contents 1 Song description 2 Chart performance 3 Covers 4 Derivatives 5 References

[edit] Song description

The song has an upbeat vibe, with a prominent bass line and horns accenting the drums between the verses and chorus.

[edit] Chart performance

The single achieved huge success, remaining on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 5 non-consecutive weeks.^[1] The song managed to stay at the top spot of the chart for four consecutive weeks, but was interrupted by Andy Gibb's "I Just Want To Be Your Everything". The single returned and spent an additional week on top of the Billboard Hot 100. Eventually, the single received a Platinum certification from RIAA, becoming The Emotions' biggest hit to date and their only single to receive a certification.

[edit] Covers

The song has been covered numerous times by various artists, including Christina Milian (featured in the film Be Cool), Sakura, Dee Lewis (1988) and Lisa. Mary J. Blige also covered the song in 2004 for the GAP clothing store company. Pop Diva Sheena Easton covered the song for her disco album "Fabulous" in 2001.

The song has also been used in reality shows, such as in Australian Idol 2006, in which it was sung by Lavina Williams, in the fourth season of American Idol, in which it was sung by Vonzell Solomon, and in the sixth season of the American Dancing with the Stars (Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska danced to it in the sixth week of competition).

[edit] Derivatives

"Best of My Love" was allegedly sampled in Mariah Carey's single "Emotions", resulting in a lawsuit.[1].

[edit] References

Preceded by "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb	Billboard Hot 100 number one single (The Emotions version) August 20 - September 10, 1977	Succeeded by "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb
Preceded by "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb	Billboard Hot 100 number one single (The Emotions version) September 24, 1977	Succeeded by "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco
Preceded by "Break It to Me Gently" by Aretha Franklin	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (The Emotions version) June 25 - July 9, 1977	Succeeded by "Easy" by The Commodores
Preceded by "Easy" by The Commodores	Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (The Emotions version) July 23, 1977	Succeeded by "Slide" by Slave