Mystery of Love (Larry Heard song)

"Mystery of Love"
Single by Mr. Fingers
Released	1985 (1985)
Recorded	1984
Genre	House
Length	6:54
Label	Alleviated
Songwriter(s)	Larry Heard
Producer(s)	Larry Heard Donnie Heard

"Mystery of Love" is a 1985 house music song created by Larry Heard under the alias of Mr. Fingers - often regarded as the first ever deep house track. It was released by Heard's label Alleviated Records in 1985. The track was developed in 1984 after Heard felt his creative input was not being incorporated into the rock music cover bands he had been drumming in. This led to Heard buying a Roland Jupiter-6 and developing two tracks in one night: "Washing Machine" and "Mystery of Love" which he recorded to via tape cassettes. Cassette tapes of these tracks were given to musicians local Chicago DJs and became popular at dance clubs in Chicago.

The track was re-recorded by Heard in a studio with his friend Robert Owens adding vocals to the track and was credited to Fingers Inc. This version was released in 1986 on DJ International Records and became a top ten hit on the Hot Dance/Disco 12 Inch Singles chart in 1986. In the United Kingdom, initial reception to the Fingers Inc. was not enthusiastic, until the song was included on the compilation The House Sound of Chicago which increased its popularity dramatically in the United Kingdom.