"Exposed to Love" is a dance single by the female dance-pop trio
Exposé
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. Released in December 1985, it was the original group's second single after "
Point of No Return
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," with Alé Lorenzo singing lead vocals. "Exposed to Love" remains the only single to feature vocals from the original group's lineup ("Point of No Return" was subsequently rerecorded with the second lineup) and is featured as such on the album ''
Exposure''. Ann Curless, Gioia Bruno, and Jeanette Jurado, the group's current members, share the lead vocals during live performances.
Reception
The single charted on the U.S. ''Billboard''
Hot Dance Singles Sales
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and
Hot Dance Club Play
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charts at #19 and #12, respectively.
''Billboard'' named the song #69 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
Track listing
Produced and Arranged by
Lewis A. Martineé for Pantera Productions.
; US 7" single
; US 12" single
Personnel
* Sandra "
Sandeé
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" Casañas – Vocals
* Alejandra "Alé" Lorenzo – Vocals
* Laurie Miller – Vocals
* George "Jet" Finess – Lead guitar
* Nestor Gomez – Lead and rhythm guitars
* Steve Grove – Saxophone
*
Lewis A. Martineé – Keyboards, percussion and drum programming
* Fro Sosa – Synth solos and keyboards
* Mike Couzzi – Recording engineer
* Lewis A. Martineé and
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– Mixing
Charts
References
Exposé (group) songs
1985 songs
1985 singles
Songs written by Lewis Martineé
Arista Records singles
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