"Saturday Love" is a song performed by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal. It was released in October

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. The song peaked at #2 on the US R&B chart and became a moderate pop hit peaking at #26 on the US

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in the spring of 1986. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart, and #7 on the

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. The song appeared on Cherrelle's gold album, ''

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'', on

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and included an extended spoken dialogue introduction skit set in a bar. In 2007, O'Neal re-recorded the song for his album ''Alex Loves...'', released in February 2008. This version featured the vocals of Bianca Lindgreen, a long-time friend of O'Neal's. Also in 2008, the special edition EP "Saturday Love - 2008 Remixes" was released, featuring 11 club/house remixes as well as an

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version. O'Neal and Cherrelle reunited and performed the song at the

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and afterwards presented the Best New Artist Award. The song has been sampled 92 times. This includes both samples and interpolations. Popular songs that sample "Saturday Love" include

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's "My Feelings," 50 Cent's "I Get It In," Spaceghostpurrp's "Friday," and Charli XCX's "How Can I Not Know What I Need Right Now."

Keke Wyatt version

"Saturday Love" is a song recorded by American R&B singer

Keke Wyatt Ke'Tara Shavon "Keke" Wyatt (born March 10, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. After performing in a number of girl bands and working as a songwriter during her teenage years, in 2000 she garnered nation ...

featuring Ruben Studdard taken from her third studio album Unbelievable (2011). The song was written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and produced by "J.R." Hutson. The song was released as the lead single on May 24, 2011 worldwide.

Track listing

Digital download #"Saturday Love" – 3:59 #"Saturday Love" (Misfitz Remix) – 3:26

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1985 singles Cherrelle songs Alexander O'Neal songs Keke Wyatt songs Male–female vocal duets Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis 1985 songs Tabu Records singles {{1980s-single-stub