I Want Your Love (song)

Infobox Single
Name = I Want Your Love


Artist = Chic
from Album = C'est Chic
A-side = I Want your love
B-side = "(Funny) Bone"
Released = 1979
Format = 7", 12"
Recorded = 1978
Genre = Disco
Length = 3:28 (7")6:53 (12"/LP)
Label = Atlantic Records 3557
Writer = Nile Rodgers
Bernard Edwards
Producer = Nile Rodgers
Bernard Edwards
Certification =
Chart position = * #1 (US Billboard Hot 100)
** #1 (US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)
** #1 (US Hot Dance Club Play)
** #48 (US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks)
* #7 (UK Singles Chart)
Last single = Le Freak (1977)
This single = "I Want Your Love" (1978)
Next single = "Good Times" (1979)

Infobox Single
Name = I Want Your Love
Artist = Jody Watley

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from Album = The Makeover
Released = 2007
Format = Digital Download, CD Single, Vinyl
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Disco, House
Length = 4:20
Label = Avitone Records
Writer = Nile Rodgers
Bernard Edwards
Producer = DJ Spinna
Certification =
Chart position = * #1 (US Billboard Hot 100)
** #1 (US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)
** #1 (US Hot Dance Club Play)
** #48 (US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks)
* #7 (UK Singles Chart)
Last single = Borderline (2006)
This single = "I Want Your Love" (2007)

"I Want Your Love" is an R&B/disco song composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of Chic fame. The track was contained on their 1978 album, "C'est Chic". Originally intended for then-protégés, Sister Sledge, "I Want Your Love" went on to become a slightly-less successful follow-up [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:dpfwxcrkldde allmusic ] ] to their classic smash, "Le Freak" (also from "C'est Chic").

Chart positions

Chic's "I Want Your Love" peaked at #7 (#5 R&B) on the Billboard Top 40 chart in March of 1979. The song remained on the charts for 19 weeks. In UK the song reached #4 (the highest position of any Chic singles) and spent 11 weeks on the UK's single chart.

Jody Watley cover

Singer/musician Jody Watley recorded "I Want Your Love" as part of her 2006 album, "The Makeover" [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1027007 Jody Watley - The Makeover ] ] . Watley's version was released as a single in 2007 [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1055696 Jody Watley - I Want Your Love ] ] and reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for the week of June 16, 2007. The Watley cover was produced by DJ Spinna and featured Nile Rodgers on guitar. Chic co-founder (and co-writer of "I Want Your Love"), Bernard Edwards, had previously produced a massive hit for Watley in the form of her 1987 single," Don't You Want Me".

Tracklistings and formats

Chic version

*Atlantic promo 12" DSKO 146 (1979)

A1. "I Want Your Love" - 6:53

B1. "(Funny) Bone" - 3:41

*Atlantic 12" DK 4712, 1979

A1. "I Want Your Love" - 6:53

B1. "(Funny) Bone" - 3:41

*Atlantic 7" 3557 (January 29 1979)

A1. "I Want Your Love (7" Edit) - 3:28

B1. "(Funny) Bone" - 3:41

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Jody Watley version

*U.S. Digital Download

# "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Masi and Mellow Late Night Vocal Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Morgan Page Sunset Strip Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Angel Manuel Dirty Vox Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Zoned Out Vintage Vox Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Shawn Q Soltribe Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Cristian Paduraru Vocal Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Danny Krivit Edit)
# "I Want Your Love" (Chin Digital House Party Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Radio Edit)

*U.S. CD Single

# "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Morgan Page Sunset Strip Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Masi + Mello Late Nite Vocal Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Danny Krivitz's Original Re-Edit)
# "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Radio Edit)

*UK CD single [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1242057 Jody Watley - I Want Your Love ] ]

# "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast UK Radio Edit)
# "I Want Your Love" (Soulcast Icon Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Wideboy's Club Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Wideboy's Miami Mix)
# "I Want Your Love" (Thomas Gold Remix)

Additional covers, remixes and sampling

*Paul Rutherford (formerly of Frankie Goes to Hollywood), covered "I Want Your Love" on his 1989 solo album, "Oh World".

*The Chic original is heavily sampled by remixer Albert Cabrera in his "Rascal" remixes for Brandy's song "Full Moon" (2002).

*Electronica musician, Ali Love, covered the song as part of his 2007 "Secret Sunday Lover" EP.

References