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{{short description|1973 single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes}}
{{Short description|1973 single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = The Love I Lost
| name = The Love I Lost
| image = The love i lost part 1 by harold melvin and the bluenotes US single variant A side-A.png
| cover = The_Love_I_Lost_-_Harold_Melvin_&_the_Blue_Notes.jpg
| alt =
| alt = side-A label
| caption = A-side label of the US single
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
| artist = [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
| album = [[Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Black & Blue]]
| album = [[Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Black & Blue]]
| A-side = "The Love I Lost" (Part 1)
| B-side = "The Love I Lost" (Part 2)
| B-side = "The Love I Lost" (Part 2)
| released = September 1973
| released = September 1973
| recorded = 1973
| recorded =
| studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios|Sigma Sound]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[disco]]
| genre = [[Disco]]
| length = 3:35 <small>(single version)</small> <br/> 6:24 <small>(full-length version)</small>
| length =
* 3:35 <small>(single version)</small>
* 6:24 <small>(full-length version)</small>
| label = [[Philadelphia International]]
| label = [[Philadelphia International]]
| writer = [[Gamble and Huff|Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff]]
| writer = [[Gamble and Huff|Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff]]
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}}
}}


'''"The Love I Lost"''' is a song by American R&B group [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]. Originally written as a ballad by [[Philly soul]] songwriters [[Kenny Gamble]] and [[Leon Huff]], the song was transformed into a [[disco]] song and features drummer [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]. It was released from the ''[[Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Black & Blue]]'' album in late 1973 and sold more than a million copies. In the 21st century, the track has been the subject of extended [[re-edit]]s by notable remixers [[Tom Moulton]] and [[Dimitri From Paris]].
'''"The Love I Lost"''' is a song by American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]. Group member [[Teddy Pendergrass]] sang lead vocals. Originally written as a ballad by [[Philly soul]] songwriters [[Kenny Gamble]] and [[Leon Huff]], the song was transformed into a [[funk]] song and features drummer [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]. It was released from the ''[[Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Black & Blue]]'' album in late 1973 and sold more than a million copies. In the 21st century, the track has been the subject of extended [[re-edit]]s by notable remixers [[Tom Moulton]], [[Theo Parrish]], and [[Dimitri From Paris]].


==Background==
==Background==
"The Love I Lost" is considered an early example of [[disco music|disco]].<ref>{{cite web|title=discosavvy.com|url=http://www.discosavvy.com/discoearly70s.html|website=discosavvy.com|accessdate=April 21, 2021}}</ref>
"The Love I Lost" is considered an early example of [[disco]].<ref>{{cite web|title=discosavvy.com|url=http://www.discosavvy.com/discoearly70s.html|website=discosavvy.com|access-date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>
The track was one of the transitional songs marking the emergence of disco from traditional rhythm and blues as a distinctive style of music.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco|last=Androite |first=John-Manuel |authorlink=John-Manuel Androite |year=2001 |publisher=Harper Entertainment|page=182}}</ref>
The track was one of the transitional songs marking the emergence of disco from traditional rhythm and blues as a distinctive style of music.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco|last=Androite |first=John-Manuel |year=2001 |publisher=Harper Entertainment|page=182}}</ref>

The 2024 [[PBS]] series ''Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution'' explores the importance of "The Love I Lost" to the history of disco music.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/video/rock-the-boat-nxxaev/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
it peaked at number seven on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and spent two weeks at number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] chart. It also reached number 21 in the United Kingdom in early 1974.
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!Chart (1973–1974)
!Chart (1973–1974)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|39|artist=Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes|song=The Love I Lost|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|39|artist=Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes|song=The Love I Lost|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
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{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|31|chartid=4943|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|31|chartid=4943|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|97|chartid=4967|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|97|chartid=4967|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|UK|21|date=19740202|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|21|date=19740202|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|7|artist=Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|7|artist=Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|48|artist=Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|48|artist=Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
|}
|}


==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes|title=The Love I Lost|award=Gold|relyear=1973|certyear=1973|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes|title=The Love I Lost|award=Gold|relyear=1973|certyear=1973|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


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| artist = West End featuring [[Sybil (singer)|Sybil]]
| artist = West End featuring [[Sybil (singer)|Sybil]]
| album = [[Doin' It Now!]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Good 'N' Ready]]
| album = [[Doin' It Now!]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Good 'N' Ready]]
| B-side = "Sybil-It"
| released = {{start date|1993|1|4}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-12-26.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=December 26, 1992|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|1993|1|4}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-12-26.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=December 26, 1992|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Disco]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/doin-it-now%21-mw0000094857|first=Justin|last=Kantor|title=Sybil - Doin' It Now!|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length = 3:25
| length = 3:25
| label = [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|PWL International]]
| label = [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|PWL International]]
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}}
}}


On January 4, 1993, American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[pop music|pop]] [[singing|singer-songwriter]] [[Sybil (singer)|Sybil]] released a cover of "The Love I Lost" with West End. It was produced by [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] and [[Pete Waterman]]. This version reached number 18 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart and number three in the United Kingdom. The cover also reached number nine in Ireland. Additionally, "The Love I Lost" was also a Top 20 hit in Finland and the Netherlands. And it reached number nine on the [[Eurochart Hot 100]] in October 1993.
On January 4, 1993, American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[pop music|pop]] [[singing|singer-songwriter]] [[Sybil (singer)|Sybil]] released a cover of "The Love I Lost" with British DJ and producer [[Eddie Gordon|West End]] (a.k.a. Eddie Gordon).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eddiegordon.info/page/polydor | title=Eddiegordon.info Polydor-Urban and Sanctuary-PWL }}</ref> It was produced by [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] and [[Pete Waterman]], released by [[Pete Waterman Entertainment|PWL International]] and received positive reviews from music critics. This version remains one of Sybil's most successful single, reaching number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] chart and number three in the United Kingdom. A music video was produced to promote the single.


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
[[AllMusic]] editor Justin Kantor described the song as a "vibrant, [[disco]]-styled cover" and noted further that Sybil's "high-energy delivery is soulful, spirited, and commanding".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/doin-it-now%21-mw0000094857|first=Justin|last=Kantor|title=Sybil - Doin' It Now!|work=AllMusic|accessdate=February 17, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "While urban-ites continue to chew on the sweet "You're The Love Of My Life", popsters are served a sparkling pop/NRG rendition of a [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]] classic. This timeless tune gains its current top 40 muscle by Sybil's lively and soulful vocal, and the distinct hand of producers [[Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock & Waterman]]. A top-five U.K. smash that should have little trouble making the grade here."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-03-13.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 13, 1993|accessdate=January 23, 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> The ''[[Gavin Report]]'' complimented the singer's "sweet, strong vocals".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Urban: New Releases |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |date= June 11, 1993 |page= 15 |accessdate= October 16, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-06-11.pdf}}</ref> Music writer [[James Masterton]] said in his weekly UK chart commentary, "A fairly faithful cover of the Harold Melvin original, the classic song, coupled with the powerful voice of Sybil makes for one of those soul covers which if anything adds to the original. Notice as well the production credits on the back of such a trendy record - Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, showing that there is life after [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]] and [[Jason Donovan|Jason]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending January 16th 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-january-16th-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=January 10, 1993|accessdate=September 9, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref> Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' stated that the [[1974]] hit "makes an easy transition from [[Philly soul]] to commercial [[Garage rock|garage]]", adding that "its uplifting, hustling. instrumental track is strangely at odds with the downbeat lyrics, but it's tight, commercial, bright and breezy. A monster in the clubs, and likely to become an equally large pop hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-12-26.pdf |first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Next Week's Essential Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= December 26, 1992 |page= 7 |accessdate= October 2, 2020}}</ref> Another editor, Andy Beevers called it a "very solid garage reworking".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Andy |last= Beevers |title= Market Preview: Dance |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= January 9, 1993 |page= 17 |accessdate= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-09.pdf}}</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from the magazine's ''RM'' Dance Update wrote that it is "superb".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Djdirectory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= January 9, 1993 |page= 7 |accessdate= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-09.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref>
[[AllMusic]] editor Justin Kantor described the song as a "vibrant, [[disco]]-styled cover", noting further that Sybil's "high-energy delivery is soulful, spirited, and commanding".<ref name="allmusic"/> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "While urban-ites continue to chew on the sweet "You're the Love of My Life", popsters are served a sparkling [[Dance-pop|pop/NRG]] rendition of a [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]] classic. This timeless tune gains its current [[UK Top 40|top 40]] muscle by Sybil's lively and soulful vocal, and the distinct hand of producers [[Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock & Waterman]]. A top-five U.K. smash that should have little trouble making the grade here."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-03-13.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 13, 1993|access-date=January 23, 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> The ''[[Gavin Report]]'' complimented the singer's "sweet, strong vocals".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Urban: New Releases |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |date= June 11, 1993 |page= 15 |access-date= October 16, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-06-11.pdf}}</ref> In his weekly UK chart commentary, [[James Masterton]] said, "A fairly faithful cover [...], the classic song, coupled with the powerful voice of Sybil makes for one of those [[Soul music|soul]] covers which if anything adds to the original. Notice as well the production credits on the back of such a trendy record - Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, showing that there is life after [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]] and [[Jason Donovan|Jason]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending January 16th 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-january-16th-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=January 10, 1993|access-date=September 9, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}}</ref>
Alan Jones from ''[[Music Week]]'' felt that here, the 1974 hit "makes an easy transition from [[Philly soul]] to commercial [[Garage house|garage]]", remarking that "its uplifting, hustling. instrumental track is strangely at odds with the downbeat lyrics, but it's tight, commercial, bright and breezy. A monster in the clubs, and likely to become an equally large pop hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-12-26.pdf |first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Next Week's Essential Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= December 26, 1992 |page= 7 |access-date= October 2, 2020}}</ref> Another ''Music Week'' editor, Andy Beevers, declared it as a "very solid garage reworking".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Andy |last= Beevers |title= Market Preview: Dance |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= January 9, 1993 |page= 17 |access-date= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-09.pdf}}</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from the ''[[Record Mirror]]'' Dance Update complimented it as "superb".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Djdirectory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= January 9, 1993 |page= 7 |access-date= March 24, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-09.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref> In 2014, Matt Dunn of [[WhatCulture]] ranked the song at number 12 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles" list, commenting on the song's music video, "The music video was a veritable celebration of the early-90s: muted primary colours, silhouetted dancers in silly hats spinning and flailing their arms about, flares and big collars everywhere and lots of classic Sybil moves - sideways glances, eyes up to the sky, shrugging shoulders, hands and arms gesticulating wildly and topped with a clap, plus that funky neck thing she always did."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/music/15-unforgettable-stock-aitken-waterman-singles?page=5 |first=Matt |last=Dunn |title=15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles |publisher=[[WhatCulture]] |date=16 January 2014 |accessdate=1 February 2024}}</ref>

===Chart performance===
"The Love I Lost" was a hit on both the European and North American continent, becoming a top-10 hit in Ireland (9)<ref name="ireland"/> and the UK, as well as on the [[Eurochart Hot 100]] and [[European Dance Radio Chart]].<ref name="europeandanceradio">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-02-20.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=8|date=February 20, 1993|page=20|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> In the UK, the single peaked at number three in its third week on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 24 January 1993.<ref name="uksybil"/> It was kept off number one and number two by [[Whitney Houston]]'s "[[I Will Always Love You#Whitney Houston version|I Will Always Love You]]" and [[Snap!]]'s "[[Exterminate! (song)|Exterminate!]]", and stayed as number three for two weeks. But on both the UK Dance Singles chart and the [[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]], the song did reach number one.<ref name="UKdance">{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-16.pdf |title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= January 16, 1993 |page= 22 |access-date= April 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="UKclubchart">{{cite magazine|title= The ''RM'' Club Chart |magazine= [[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= January 9, 1993 |page= 4 |access-date= May 17, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-09.pdf}}</ref> Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Finland (14)<ref name="finland">{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref> and a top-70 hit in Germany.<ref name="germany"/> It debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 83 on 23 January,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-01-23.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=4|date=January 23, 1993|page=23|access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref> after charting in the UK, and peaking at number nine three weeks later.<ref name="eurocharthot100">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-02-06.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=6|page=13|date=February 6, 1993|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> It ended up as numbers 84 and 30 on the Eurochart and UK Singles Chart year-end charts. In the US, "The Love I Lost" peaked at number 90 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]],<ref name="billboardhot100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1993-04-17/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 17, 1993|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref> and number 18 on both the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Play]] chart and [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] chart.<ref name="billboarddanceclubplay">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1993-05-29/|title=Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=May 29, 1993|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref><ref name="billboardmaxisingles">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/1993-06-05/|title=Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=June 5, 1993|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref> In Australia, the song only reached number 145 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] singles chart.


===Track listing===
===Track listing===
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!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]){{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]){{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
|145
| 145
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref name="eurocharthot100"/>
⚫
!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-02-06.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=6|page=13|date=February 6, 1993|accessdate=March 23, 2018}}</ref>
|9
| 9
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref name="europeandanceradio"/>
⚫
!scope="row"|[[European Dance Radio Chart|Europe Dance]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-02-20.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=February 20, 1993|page=20|accessdate=November 3, 2021}}</ref>
|9
| 9
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|-
⚫
!scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-03-06.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=10|date=March 6, 1993|page=22|access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}</ref>
|14
| 14
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="finland"/>
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{{single chart|Germany|68|artist=West End feat. Sybil|song=The Love I Lost|songid=23847|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
| 14
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{{single chart|Ireland2|9|song=The Love I Lost|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|68|artist=West End feat. Sybil|song=The Love I Lost|songid=23847|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019|refname="germany"}}
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{{single chart|Ireland2|9|song=The Love I Lost|rowheader=true|refname="ireland"}}
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!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/west-end-featuring-sybil/west-end-featuring-sybil-the-love-i-lost-18040|title=West End featuring Sybil – The Love I Lost|publisher=top40.nl|language=nl|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/west-end-featuring-sybil/west-end-featuring-sybil-the-love-i-lost-18040|title=West End featuring Sybil – The Love I Lost|publisher=top40.nl|language=nl|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>
|5
| 5
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!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Single Top 100 Tip]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=West+End+feat%2E+Sybil&titel=The+Love+I+Lost&cat=s|title=West End feat. Sybil – The Love I Lost|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Single Top 100 Tip]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=West+End+feat%2E+Sybil&titel=The+Love+I+Lost&cat=s|title=West End feat. Sybil – The Love I Lost|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>
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{{single chart|UK|3|date=19930130|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019|refname="uksybil"}}
{{single chart|UK|3|date=19930130|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2019|refname="uksybil"}}
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!scope="row"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-16.pdf |title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= January 16, 1993 |page= 22 |accessdate= April 8, 2021}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-20.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=February 20, 1993|page=14|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Dance (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref name="UKdance"/>
!scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= The ''RM'' Club Chart |magazine= [[Music Week]], in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= January 9, 1993 |page= 4 |accessdate= May 17, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-09.pdf}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref name="UKclubchart"/>
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|90|artist=Sybil|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019|note=with "You're the Love of My Life"}}
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!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="billboardhot100"/><br/>{{small|''with "You're the Love of My Life"''}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|18|artist=Sybil|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
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!scope="row"|US [[Hot Dance Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sybil/chart-history/dsa/|title=Sybil Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}</ref><br/>{{small|''with "You're the Love of My Life"''}}
!scope="row"|US [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="billboarddanceclubplay"/>
|18
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!scope="row"|US [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="billboardmaxisingles"/><br/>{{small|''with "You're the Love of My Life"''}}
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====Year-end charts====
====Year-end charts====
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!Chart (1993)
!Chart (1993)
!Position
!Position
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!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf|title=1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=51/52|page=15|date=December 18, 1993|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf|title=1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=10|issue=51/52|date=December 18, 1993|page=15|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=24|date=January 15, 1994}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=24|date=January 15, 1994}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf|title=Airplay Top 50 1993|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=January 15, 1994|page=41|access-date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Club Chart (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-12-25.pdf|title=The RM Club Chart 93|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental insert)|page=4|date=December 25, 1993|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{AllMusic|class=song|id=t916884|pure_url=yes}} Song review] on [[AllMusic]]
* {{AllMusic|class=song|id=t916884|pure_url=yes}} Song review] on [[AllMusic]]
* {{youtube|ZTt649Hvtxs|Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (Official Soul Train Video)}}
* {{YouTube|ZTt649Hvtxs|Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (Official Soul Train Video)}}


{{Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes}}
{{Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes}}

Revision as of 12:04, 26 August 2024

"The Love I Lost"
side-A label
A-side label of the US single
Single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
from the album Black & Blue
B-side"The Love I Lost" (Part 2)
ReleasedSeptember 1973
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreDisco
Length
  • 3:35 (single version)
  • 6:24 (full-length version)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes singles chronology
"Yesterday I Had the Blues"
(1973) 		"The Love I Lost"
(1973) 		"Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)"
(1974)
Official audio
"The Love I Lost" on YouTube

"The Love I Lost" is a song by American R&B group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Group member Teddy Pendergrass sang lead vocals. Originally written as a ballad by Philly soul songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the song was transformed into a funk song and features drummer Earl Young. It was released from the Black & Blue album in late 1973 and sold more than a million copies. In the 21st century, the track has been the subject of extended re-edits by notable remixers Tom Moulton, Theo Parrish, and Dimitri From Paris.

Background

"The Love I Lost" is considered an early example of disco.[1] The track was one of the transitional songs marking the emergence of disco from traditional rhythm and blues as a distinctive style of music.[2]

The 2024 PBS series Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution explores the importance of "The Love I Lost" to the history of disco music.[3]

Charts

Chart (1973–1974) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 39
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 31
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 97
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

West End featuring Sybil version

"The Love I Lost"
Single by West End featuring Sybil
from the album Doin' It Now! and Good 'N' Ready
B-side"Sybil-It"
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1993 (1993-01-04)[12]
GenreDisco[13]
Length3:25
LabelPWL International
Songwriter(s)Gamble and Huff
Producer(s)
Sybil singles chronology
"You're the Love of My Life"
(1993) 		"The Love I Lost"
(1993) 		"When I'm Good and Ready"
(1993)
Music video
"The Love I Lost" on YouTube

On January 4, 1993, American R&B and pop singer-songwriter Sybil released a cover of "The Love I Lost" with British DJ and producer West End (a.k.a. Eddie Gordon).[14] It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, released by PWL International and received positive reviews from music critics. This version remains one of Sybil's most successful single, reaching number 18 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number three in the United Kingdom. A music video was produced to promote the single.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Justin Kantor described the song as a "vibrant, disco-styled cover", noting further that Sybil's "high-energy delivery is soulful, spirited, and commanding".[13] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "While urban-ites continue to chew on the sweet "You're the Love of My Life", popsters are served a sparkling pop/NRG rendition of a Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes classic. This timeless tune gains its current top 40 muscle by Sybil's lively and soulful vocal, and the distinct hand of producers Stock & Waterman. A top-five U.K. smash that should have little trouble making the grade here."[15] The Gavin Report complimented the singer's "sweet, strong vocals".[16] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "A fairly faithful cover [...], the classic song, coupled with the powerful voice of Sybil makes for one of those soul covers which if anything adds to the original. Notice as well the production credits on the back of such a trendy record - Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, showing that there is life after Kylie and Jason."[17]

Alan Jones from Music Week felt that here, the 1974 hit "makes an easy transition from Philly soul to commercial garage", remarking that "its uplifting, hustling. instrumental track is strangely at odds with the downbeat lyrics, but it's tight, commercial, bright and breezy. A monster in the clubs, and likely to become an equally large pop hit."[18] Another Music Week editor, Andy Beevers, declared it as a "very solid garage reworking".[19] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update complimented it as "superb".[20] In 2014, Matt Dunn of WhatCulture ranked the song at number 12 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles" list, commenting on the song's music video, "The music video was a veritable celebration of the early-90s: muted primary colours, silhouetted dancers in silly hats spinning and flailing their arms about, flares and big collars everywhere and lots of classic Sybil moves - sideways glances, eyes up to the sky, shrugging shoulders, hands and arms gesticulating wildly and topped with a clap, plus that funky neck thing she always did."[21]

Chart performance

"The Love I Lost" was a hit on both the European and North American continent, becoming a top-10 hit in Ireland (9)[22] and the UK, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and European Dance Radio Chart.[23] In the UK, the single peaked at number three in its third week on the UK Singles Chart on 24 January 1993.[24] It was kept off number one and number two by Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and Snap!'s "Exterminate!", and stayed as number three for two weeks. But on both the UK Dance Singles chart and the UK Club Chart, the song did reach number one.[25][26] Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Finland (14)[27] and a top-70 hit in Germany.[28] It debuted on the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 83 on 23 January,[29] after charting in the UK, and peaking at number nine three weeks later.[30] It ended up as numbers 84 and 30 on the Eurochart and UK Singles Chart year-end charts. In the US, "The Love I Lost" peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100,[31] and number 18 on both the Billboard Dance Club Play chart and Maxi-Singles Sales chart.[32][33] In Australia, the song only reached number 145 on the ARIA singles chart.

Track listing

  • CD single, UK (1993)
  1. "The Love I Lost" (7-inch version) – 3:27
  2. "The Love I Lost" (12-inch club mix) – 5:23
  3. "The Love I Lost" (Unrequited Mix) – 6:37
  4. "Sybil-It" – 3:42

Charts

References

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  2. ^ Androite, John-Manuel (2001). Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco. Harper Entertainment. p. 182.
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  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4943." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4967." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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  17. ^ Masterton, James (January 10, 1993). "Week Ending January 16th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Jones, Alan (December 26, 1992). "Market Preview: Next Week's Essential Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 7. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  19. ^ Beevers, Andy (January 9, 1993). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  20. ^ Hamilton, James (January 9, 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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