"What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" is a 1979 song by American singer and songwriter

Stephanie Mills Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song " Home" from t ...

, released as the first single from the album of the same name (1979). It became a hit, reaching No. 22 on the US ''

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. It was also a top 10 hit on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart, as well as a minor hit in Canada.

Charts

Inner City recording

In 1989, the song was recorded by American dance group

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. It was the group's fifth

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and their fifth consecutive UK top 20 hit, reaching No. 12. Along with " Good Life", this is the only other Inner City song to make the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 76. While all the group's previous

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had topped the

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chart in the US, this was the first not to do so, although it still reached No. 8.

Charts

References

Stephanie Mills songs 1979 songs 1979 singles 1989 singles Inner City (band) songs Songs written by Reggie Lucas 20th Century Fox Records singles Songs written by James Mtume Virgin Records singles {{1970s-R&B-song-stub