"Love Sensation" is a 1980 song performed by

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R&B singer

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, taken from her album of the same name. The song was produced and

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by Norman Harris, and mixed by

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. It was a

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on the

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, where the song spent a week at No. 1 in September 1980. It was widely

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, particularly in

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, such as in the 1989

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song "

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Development

Originally, Hartman envisioned either

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as singing "Love Sensation". However, after seeing Holloway perform at a nightclub, he approached her instead to sing the vocals. In various interviews, Holloway recalled that Hartman had her perform the song 29 times over a two-day recording session. She lost her voice as a result, and only recovered by putting

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in her coffee.

Samples

Since the rise of the

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during the 1980s, "Love Sensation" has been heavily

with large portions of the song incorporated into other works. The original 1989 release of "

" by

sampled Holloway's "Thank you baby, 'cause you're right ''(sic)'' on time" lyric before a rerecording as well as instrumental portions by the

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, and Hartman received writing credit. In 1991, "

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" by

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lifted a sample of Holloway's singing. She received singing credit on the No. 1 song, giving Holloway her highest U.S. pop chart hit. Holloway even made an appearance performing the chorus in the music video. "Good Vibrations" itself has been frequently sampled with the inclusion of Holloway's contribution. Parts of the song have been

and re-used in songs such as: *"

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. *"Grand Piano" (1989) by Mixmaster *"Just Like A Queen" (1989) by Ellis-D *"Dance 2 Trance" (1990) by

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*"Take Me Away" (1990) by 2 in a Room (using the same sample as Cappella) *"Take Me Away" (1991) by

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feat. Loleatta Holloway *"Semisation" (2004) by Technical Itch *"Love Sensation" (2006) by Eddie Thoneick &

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*"Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)" (2012) by

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*"Semisation 2013" (2013) by Technical Itch vs.

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*"Overtime" (2013) by

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*"Day and Night" feat. Will Miller & Carter Lang (2014) by A Billion Young *"Good Vibration" (2015) by

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& DJ Mad Skill *"Good Vibes" (2015) by Kryder & The Wulf *"Temptation" (2015) by Still Young, Simon de Jano & Madwill *"Gud Vibrations" (2015) by Nghtmre & SLANDER *"Natural Power" (2015) by Ruiz Cunha *"So Nice!" (2016) by Diserpier *" World of Our Love" (2016) by

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*"Disco Sensation" (2016) by Funkatron *"Let Me Tell You" (2017) by ANOTR *"Ketamine Dreams" (2017) by Partiboi69 *"Sensational" (2017) by Sam Feldt *"Sweet Sensation" (2018) by

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*"Summer Love" (2018) by Liam Berkeley *"You Get Down" (2019) by

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Remixes

In addition to Tom Moulton's 1980 remix for the original 12" single release, the song has been subject to a number of other remixes. These include: *"Love Sensation (Freemasons Remix)" by

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*"Love Sensation 2006" by Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick (UK: No. 37) *"Love Sensation 2008 (Ride On Time)" by ON-X *"Love Sensation 2010" by Alexander Cruz *"Love Sensation ( Scorccio Hot Mix)" from

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Presents: Scorccio Super Hit Mix *"Sensational" by

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References

External links

"Love Sensation" full audio
via Salsoul Music
"Love Sensation" single release
at

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Development

Samples

Remixes

See also

References

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