I Specialize in Love
| "I Specialize in Love" | ||||
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| Single by Sharon Brown | ||||
| Released | March 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 4:29 (7" version) 7:15 (12" version) | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Eddie O'Loughlin | |||
| Sharon Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"I Specialize in Love" is a song written by
UK Singles Chart, becoming an international club hit. A remixed version of the song was released in 1994, entering the UK Singles Chart for a second time.[3]
Brian Chin of Billboard called "I Specialize in Love" a "very skillful pastiche of a whole passel of recent street and fusion sounds, along with a simple rap."[4]
Exposé version
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Ten years later, the American
Hot Dance Singles Sales chart in December of that year.[6]
Track listing
Sharon Brown version
- 12" promo
- US: Profile, UK: Virgin / 1982
- A - "I Specialize In Love" (7:16)
- B - "I Specialize In Love" (instrumental) (6:00)
Exposé version
- 12" promo
- US: Arista / 1995
- A1 - "I Specialize in Love" Spike Club Mix I (7:16)
- A2 - "I Specialize in Love" Spike Dub (6:45)
- B1 - "I Specialize in Love" Spike Club Mix II (8:02)
- B2 - "I Specialize in Love" Spike Classic Mix (6:13)
Charts
- Sharon Brown version
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
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2 |
UK Singles Chart[7]
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38 |
| U.S. BillboardHot Soul Singles[8] | 51 |
| Netherlands[9] | 21 |
- Exposé version
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
|
6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales
|
20 |
References
- ^ "The Building Blocks of Boogie: The Origins of a Retrospective Genre". Electro Funk Roots. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 46.
- ^ "Singers Whose Surname Is Brown That Have Had Hits In The UK Chart". Music-musicians.knoji.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ^ Dance Trax (with Brian Chin) (Billboard) Vol. 94 (42). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Oct 23, 1982. p. 34
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), p. 94.
- ^ Exposé 12" Sales Chart info Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ "I Specialize in Love (1982) - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. 17 April 1982. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Sharon Brown – HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Sharon Brown Chart History - Dutch Charts". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
External links
- 1982 Sharon Brown 12" single discogs.com
- 1995 Exposé 12" single discogs.com
