"Send One Your Love" is a 1979

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single by American and

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musician and singer

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from his album ''

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'' (1979). Released in November 1979 as the album's lead single, the song reached number four on the US ''

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'' pop singles chart in 1979 Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications) The song also became Wonder's second single to top the

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, following 1973's "

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", topping the chart for four weeks. On the soul charts, "Send One Your Love" went to number five. ''

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'' said that it has "an unusual sound that gets better each time you hear it," with an "off-beat percussive background and an unusual lyrical structure." ''

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'' called it "an oldfashioned love song straight from the heart."

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List of cover versions of "Send One Your Love"
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