I Want Your Love (Chic song)


"I Want Your Love" is a song by American band Chic from their second album C'est Chic. Featuring a solo lead vocal by Alfa Anderson, the song became a very successful follow-up to their iconic hit single "Le Freak".
In the United States, "I Want Your Love" reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs in November 1978 and number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in June 1979. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1979 and remained on the chart for 19 weeks. In the United Kingdom, it reached number four on the UK Singles chart and spent 11 weeks on the chart.

Critical reception

" swirls around a tricky horn-and-strings riff that builds and builds until the track practically levitates," Rolling Stone wrote. AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier called the song a "timeless floor-filler" and a "dancefloor anthem." Amy Hanson of AllMusic described it as a "sonic masterpiece" that is often better than "Le Freak," dominated by a four note riff and a repeated "slightly melancholy refrain" of "I want your love, I need your love."
Billboard Magazine rated the song as a strong followup to "Le Freak" with a "catchy, rhythmic hook."

Track listing and formats

  1. A. "I Want Your Love" – 3:28
  2. B. " Bone" – 3:41
  1. A. "I Want Your Love" – 6:53
  2. B. " Bone" – 3:41

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Certifications

Jody Watley version

Singer/musician Jody Watley recorded "I Want Your Love" as part of her 2006 album The Makeover. Watley's version was released as a single in 2007 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. Bernard Edwards, Chic's co-founder, had previously produced a massive hit for Watley in the form of her 1987 single "Don't You Want Me".

Track listings

;US Digital Download
  1. "I Want Your Love"
  2. "I Want Your Love"
  3. "I Want Your Love"
  4. "I Want Your Love"
  5. "I Want Your Love"
  6. "I Want Your Love"
  7. "I Want Your Love"
  8. "I Want Your Love"
  9. "I Want Your Love"
  10. "I Want Your Love"
;US CD single
  1. "I Want Your Love"
  2. "I Want Your Love"
  3. "I Want Your Love"
  4. "I Want Your Love"
  5. "I Want Your Love"
;UK CD single
  1. "I Want Your Love"
  2. "I Want Your Love"
  3. "I Want Your Love"
  4. "I Want Your Love"
  5. "I Want Your Love"

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