It peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles, 33 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and earned Vandross a 1995 Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Luther Vandross version "Love the One You're With"Īmerican singer Luther Vandross released a cover of the song on his 1994 album Songs. The song peaked at number 21 on the Australian charts. The song was the second single from the group's second studio album Gild the Lily. Chantoozies version "Love the One You're With"Īustralian group, Chantoozies released a version in February 1991. A second 12" single was released featuring a dance edit of "Love the One You're With", backed by another alternate mix of "I Hear Talk". Also included on the 12" was an extended mix of earlier single " I Hear Talk". The single was released on 7" and 12" on Polydor Records with an extended mix on the latter, the B-side was a Bobby G composition, "Too Hard". A promotional video for the song was filmed featuring the group performing the song in a blue-toned studio accompanied by backing musicians. Their previous single had featured all the group equally and was a hit, while earlier flops had featured G on lead and this was a return to that format. Member Mike Nolan puts the song's failure down to the decision to showcase other male member Bobby G as the lead singer. In a review, music magazine Number One said that the song lacked bass and sounded rather "tinny" but predicted that it would be a hit. Ultimately the song peaked at a low No.47 in the UK Singles Chart during a three-week run. The single, released in August, was the follow-up to the group's comeback top ten hit " New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" and was seen as a make or break release. UK pop group Bucks Fizz covered the song as their eighteenth single in 1986. Bucks Fizz version "Love the One You're With" On the Canadian charts, their version reached No. The most notable cover came in 1971 from the Isley Brothers, whose unique gospel-driven cover of the song sent it to the charts again reaching number three R&B and number 18 pop, giving the group their fifth US top 40 pop single.
Several acts have since covered the song. Isley Brothers version "Love the One You're With" I played them before a little bit but I just kept diddling around till I found the right notes." Ĭash Box said that Stills' "unique melodic work, the harmonies and a booming rhythm track make this a bright attraction for top forty as well as FM playlists." Chart history It's a good times song, just a bit of fun. ' So I took the phrase and wrote a song around it. I asked him if I could pinch this line he had, and he said, 'Sure. The title came from a party with Billy Preston. Stills explained in 1991: "This song has been very good to me. Stills wrote the song after being inspired by the tag line - "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" which was a frequent remark by musician Billy Preston.
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