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| "Saturday Love" | ||||
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 7-inch US vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal | ||||
| from the album High Priority | ||||
| B-side | "Will You Satisfy?" | |||
| Released | October 16, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Flyte Tyme Studios (Minneapolis, Minnesota) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:20 (Single Version) 5:00 (Album Version) | |||
| Label | Tabu | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | |||
| Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal singles chronology | ||||
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"Saturday Love" is a song performed by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal. The song was written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and was released in October 1985. It peaked at No. 2 on the US R&B chart and became a moderate pop hit peaking at No. 26 on the US Hot 100 in the spring of 1986.[3] It reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 7 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song appeared on Cherrelle's gold album, High Priority on Tabu Records and included an extended spoken dialogue introduction skit set in a bar.
In 2007, O'Neal re-recorded the song for his album Alex Loves..., released in February 2008. This version featured the vocals of Bianca Lindgreen, a long-time friend of O'Neal's. Also in 2008, the special edition EP Saturday Love - 2008 Remixes was released, featuring 11 club/house remixes as well as an a cappella version. O'Neal and Cherrelle reunited and performed the song at the 2011 BET Awards and afterwards presented the Best New Artist Award.
The song has been sampled almost 100 times.[4] This includes both samples and interpolations. Popular songs that sample "Saturday Love" include Junior Jack's "My Feelings", 50 Cent's "I Get It In", Spaceghostpurrp's "Friday" and Charli XCX's "How Can I Not Know What I Need Right Now".
- ^ a b Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
The sweetly aching mid-'80s pop&B duet about still needing your love, babe — exactly one day a week.
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (January 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Janet Jackson's "When I Think Of You". Stereogum. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
They carved out their own style, too — a hard, percussive, club-ready synth-funk R&B. Tracks like the 1985 Cherrelle/O'Neal duet "Saturday Love"...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 440.
- ^ "Samples of Saturday Love by Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-06-22.