Sweet Love (Commodores song)

"Sweet Love" is a soul/R&B ballad written by Lionel Richie and recorded by American R&B vocal group Commodores. It became their first Top 10 pop hit in the US, and heralded a move away from their initial stone cold funk sound.

"Sweet Love"
Single by Commodores
from the album Movin' On
Released1976
Recorded1975
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelMotown
Composer(s)Lionel Richie
Producer(s)James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores

The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and number two on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart in 1976, while in the UK, it reached number 32, becoming their second Top 40 hit.

The six-minute album version is noted for Richie's half-sung, half-spoken recitation before the song's refrain repeats to the fade out.

References
  1. "Commodores Sweet Love Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-12-10.


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