Love Come Down
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"Love Come Down" is a song written by American musician Kashif. It was recorded by American singer Evelyn King for her fifth album Get Loose (1982). "Love Come Down" was released in July 1982 through RCA Records as the lead single from Get Loose. In the United States, it reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. It cracked the top 20 on the charts in several other countries.
A reggae version of the song by Jamaican singer Barry Biggs hit the top-five in the Netherlands in 1983. The song was a UK Top 40 hit in 1994 when covered by British singer Alison Limerick. In 2013, The Saturdays released a cover of the song as a B-side to single "Disco Love". In 2014, Liam Keegan released a version of "Love Come Down" featuring vocalist Julia Schlippert.[1][2] Jess Glynne also performed a cover of the song on the 2015–16 edition of Jools' Annual Hootenanny.
In 2014, "Love Come Down" has been placed on Bruce Pollock's list of The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000.[3]
Track listing and formats
- American 7" vinyl single (PB-13273)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Come Down" (Vocal) | 3:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Come Down" (Instrumental) | 3:43 |
- American 12" vinyl single (PD-13274)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Come Down" (Vocal) | 5:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Come Down" (Instrumental) | 5:56 |
Credits and personnel
- Backing vocals – Evelyn King, Kashif
- Guitar – Ira Siegel
- Drums – Leslie Ming
- OB-X handclaps – Kashif, Steve Goldman
- Percussion instrument – Bashiri Johnson
- Acoustic piano, electric piano (Fender Rhodes), keyboards, analog synthesizer (Oberheim OB-X), analog bass synthesizer (Minimoog) – Kashif
- Lyrics and music – Kashif
- Producer – Morrie Brown, Kashif (assoc.), Paul Lawrence Jones III (assoc.)
- Recording studio – Kashif's Celestial Sounds, The Power Station
- Post-production
- Audio mastering – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
- Audio mixing – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[citation needed] | 19 |
| Japan Singles Chart[citation needed] | 10 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 17 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[citation needed] | 3 |
| US Billboard Black Singles[citation needed] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco[citation needed] | 1 |
Sampling
The song has been sampled several times:
- "U Make My Love Come Down" by Sweetbox (1998)
- "Mirrorball Satellite 2012" by M-Flo (1999)
- "High Come Down" by Da Brat feat. LaTocha Scott and Trey Lorenz (2000)
- "Diamonds" and Pearls by Papa Reu feat. Lil' Keke (2000)
- "High Come Down" by Chico & Coolwadda feat. Nate Dogg (2001)
- "No 1" by Sir Raymond Mang
- "The One" by Li'l Romeo (2004)
- "Calm Down" by Capone-N-Noreaga feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Nas (1997)
- "Love Come Down" by Fabolous (2010)
- "Love Come Down" by The Saturdays (2013)
- "Love Come Down" by Liam Keegan feat. Julia Schlippert (2014)[1][2]
- "Come Down" by WSTRN (2016)
See also
References
- ^ a b DJ RICO MIXSHOW » MIXSHOW » Liam Keegan ft. Julia Schlippert "Love Come Down"
- ^ a b new single "Love Comes Down" ft Julia Schlippert is this weeks #4 Breakout on the Billboard Dance Chart
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (Mar 18, 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. p. 225. ISBN 1101160675.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Evelyn King – Love Come Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Champagne"-King/chart-history/HSI "Evelyn "Champagne" King Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.