Chaka Khan and Scritti Politti – "Love of a Lifetime"

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I heard a snippet last night and loved it. Where the hell can I find it?

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 25 February 2005 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

i thought he wrote and produced the song but scritti didn't appear on it? is there another version w/ Green?

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 25 February 2005 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Chaka Khan and Scritti Politti together? Really? Wow.

― Bimble... (Bimble...), Friday, 25 February 2005 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Though I have no info on it a hand right now, it sounds like a C&P'85 track with Chaka on vocals.

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 25 February 2005 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

there's no "love of a lifetime" on CP85

http://www.dosswerks.com/scc/discography.htm

Love Of A Lifetime (Non-Scritti Politti)
Chaka Khan - from her Destiny album.
Produced by Gartside, Gamson & Mardin.
Written by Gartside and Gamson.
Background vocals by Green Gartside.

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 25 February 2005 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I know it was the first single from "Destiny," but I wondered whether the albm was readily available, or if the track is on a compilation.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 25 February 2005 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Though I have no info on it a hand right now, it sounds like a C&P'85 track with Chaka on vocals.

I know its not on C&P'85 but that it wouldn't be out of place on that album. I have the 12" of it. How close was this release to the Prince-penned I Feel For You?

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Found a Chaka discog that says Destiny is from 1986, I Feel For You was 1984. I'm still going "wow" about this. Definitely want to hear the track.

― Bimble... (Bimble...), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

ah peepee, i misunderstood, sorry.

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

no problem, jed.

This typin' ain't nearly as good as the talkin'.

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

You own the 12", peepee? Fork it over!

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Is Love of a Liftime the only Gartside, Gamson & Mardin production on Destiny???

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 25 February 2005 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=195EBJ1OY3P9O34AEULDKIDH0B

― dan (dan), Friday, 25 February 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Dan's magic!

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 25 February 2005 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Fantastic song.

From what I can see, the only other place it's available besides Destiny is on a JCI compilation called It's Only Soul 1985-1989. Don't know whether either one is still in circulation.

― ffirehorse, Friday, 25 February 2005 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

SCRITTI ALERT!
Green also wrote/arranged/produced(?) Al Jarreau's "L is for Lover" around the same time as Chaka. Both are seeped in Scritti juice.
Enjoy,
Gary

― Gary Shipes, Friday, 25 February 2005 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

The version of "I Feel For You" was initially planned as a duet between Chaka Khan and Green. Green had a cold and couldn't make it to the studio. "It was rather a big hit, wasn't it?" he said, rather sniffily.

― john lewis (johnnylewis), Saturday, 26 February 2005 00:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Eh, not as good as I had hoped. Would have been better if he sang it I think - there's some great melody in there that got lost or something. I Feel For You is better.

― Bimble... (Bimble...), Saturday, 26 February 2005 01:10 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

Can someone repost? I could never download it last year.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 21 May 2006 23:27 (nineteen years ago)

ATTN: YSI CREW

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Sunday, 21 May 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

YOUR PRESENCE IS DEMANDED

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 21 May 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

I wasn't aware of the existence of this track. Thanks for making me aware of it. Great song. And, yes, it does indeed sound like Scritti Politti with a female R&B singer replacing Green. :)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 22 May 2006 00:08 (nineteen years ago)

Better rarity to seek out: Scritti covering "I Don't Know Why I Love You" for one of the British Electric Foundation albums.

― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Monday, 22 May 2006 00:48 (nineteen years ago)

See also Adele Bertei - When it's over. Scritti written and produced as I recall. And excellent to boot.

― hedgerows (hedgerows), Monday, 22 May 2006 11:55 (nineteen years ago)

re-up!

― Enrique IX: The Mediator (Enrique), Monday, 22 May 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)

Green also appeared in the "Love Of A Lifetime" video...I can recall a college roomate of mine laughing out loud when we first saw this (Green was well into his fashion-disaster era, and I think he had a ridiculous hat on)...I said "hey!...you can't laugh...this is the guy from Scritti Politti!"...didn't make a diff...

― hank (hank s), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:15 (nineteen years ago)

srly, no-one is gonna sue over this: YSI! YSI!

― Enrique IX: The Mediator (Enrique), Monday, 22 May 2006 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=66AAC64648A1FA98

― robert in SLC, Monday, 22 May 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

THANK YOU

― Gerard (Gerard), Monday, 22 May 2006 18:18 (nineteen years ago)

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