Love Sensation
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"Love Sensation" is the title of a 1980 song performed by American
United States
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 R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 singer Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway was an American singer, mainly known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation", both of which have been sampled extensively.-Biography:...

, taken from her album of the same name. The song was produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 and written
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 by Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman
Daniel Earl "Dan" Hartman was an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for such songs as: "Free Ride", "I Can Dream About You", "Instant Replay", "Love Sensation", and "Relight My Fire", all of which had world-wide success.-Career:Born in Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg,...

, arranged
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...

 by Norman Harris
Norman Harris
Norman Harris was an American guitarist, producer, arranger and songwriter associated with Philly soul. He was a founding member of MFSB and one-third of the production trio of Baker-Harris-Young...

, and mixed by Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton is an American record producer, and originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format.-Life and career:Thomas Jerome Moulton was born in Schenectady, New York, United States....

. It was a hit
Hit record
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 on the U.S.
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 Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
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 chart
Record chart
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, where the song spent a week at #1 in September 1980.

Frequently sampled

Parts of the song have been sampled
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...

 and re-used in songs such as:
  • "I Wanna Have Some Fun
    I Wanna Have Some Fun (song)
    "I Wanna Have Some Fun" is a pop–dance song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written by Full Force. It was produced by Full Force. It was released as the first American single from Samantha’s third album, I Wanna Have Some Fun, in the second quarter of 1988. In the US the single...

    " by Samantha Fox
    Samantha Fox
    Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...

  • "Ride on Time
    Ride on Time
    "Ride on Time" is a 1989 song recorded by band Black Box. It was later released on their debut LP Dreamland. The song was a chart success in many countries and a number-one hit in the UKand Ireland.-Music and lyrics:...

    " (Holloway's vocal as well as the Salsoul Orchestra
    Salsoul Orchestra
    The Salsoul Orchestra was the backing band for acts on Salsoul Records. Under their own name the group recorded several hit singles and albums between 1975 and 1981.-Group History:...

    's instrumental portions) by Black Box
    Black Box (band)
    Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...

  • "I Don't Know Anybody Else
    I Don't Know Anybody Else
    "I Don't Know Anybody Else" is a 1989 song recorded by the Italo-house music band Black Box. It was the second single from their debut album Dreamland and was released in the first months of 1990 in most of countries worldwide....

     by Black Box
    Black Box (band)
    Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...

    /Martha Wash
    Martha Wash
    Martha Wash is an American R&B, Pop, Soul, House singer/songwriter known for her distinctive and powerful voice.-Early career:...

    .
  • "Grand Piano" by Mixmaster
  • "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
    Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
    Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was a hip-hop group led by Mark Wahlberg. The Funky Bunch consisted of Wahlberg , Scott Ross , Hector Barros , Terry Yancey and Anthony Thomas...

  • "We All Feel Better in the Dark" by the Pet Shop Boys
    Pet Shop Boys
    Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

  • "Move
    Move (Moby song)
    "Move" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was his first release on Mute Records in the UK and on Elektra Records in the U.S. Released in September 1993, it hit number 1 on the U.S...

    " by Moby
    Moby
    Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...

  • "Take Me Away" by Cappella
    Cappella
    Cappella was an Italian Eurodance act formed in 1987 by producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. The act went through a number of line-up changes over the years but was most successful in the early 1990s when it was fronted by British performers Kelly Overett and Rodney Bishop...

  • "Take Me Away" by 2 in a Room
    2 In A Room
    2 In A Room was a Dominican hip hop, freestyle music and hip house duo, from Washington Heights, New York, which includes rapper Rafael "Dose" Vargas and producer/remixer Roger "Rog Nice" Pauletta. They are best known for their 1990 hit single "Wiggle It"...

     (using the same sample as Cappella)
  • "(You Got Me) Burnin' Up" with Cevin Fisher
    Cevin Fisher
    Cevin Fisher is an American house music record producer. He is best known for songs such as "The Freaks Come Out" and " Burning Up," the latter of which featured vocals by Loleatta Holloway...

  • "Take Me Away" by Chase & Status
    Chase & Status
    Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:...

  • "Blind Faith
    Blind Faith (song)
    "Blind Faith" is the third single from British drum and bass duo Chase & Status to be released from their second studio album No More Idols. The single features vocals from Liam Bailey and was released on 21 January 2011. The single reached number 5 in the United Kingdom...

    " by Chase & Status
    Chase & Status
    Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:...

  • "Love Sensation" by Kurd Maverick
    Kurd Maverick
    Kurd Maverick is a German House producer and DJ. His name comes from his Kurdish origin.- Biography :Cihan Ötün had his first musical success in 2005 with a remix of Technotronics "Pump up the jam" using the pseudonym Kurd Maverick. The remix appeared on the British record label Ministry of Sound...


Remixes

  • "Love Sensation (Freemasons Remix)" by Freemasons
    Freemasons (band)
    Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...

  • "Love Sensation 2006" by Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick
  • "Love Sensation 2008 (Ride on Time)" by ON-X
  • "Love Sensation 2010" by Alexander Cruz"

External links

  • "Love Sensation" single release at Discogs
    Discogs
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