"What's the Name of Your Love?" is a song by R&B girl group The Emotions issued as a single in 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records. The song peaked at No. 25 on the Cashbox R&B Singles chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[1][2][3]
Overview
What's the Name of Your Love? was produced by Maurice White. White also composed the song with Allee Willis and David Foster. With a duration of three minutes and forty five seconds the song has an allegro tempo of 136 beats per minute.[1][4]
The single's b-side is a song called Layed Back. What's the Name of Your Love? and Layed Back both appeared on the Emotions's 1979 studio album Come into Our World.[1]
Critical reception
Amy Hanson of Allmusic described What's the Name of Your Love? as a song which "combines snappy horns with breathless lyrics and is peppered throughout with very Moroder-esque Euro disco overtones".[5] Billboard also called the song "a briskly paced tune".[6]
Samples
What's the Name of Your Love? was sampled by DJ Premier feat. Bumpy Knuckles and Sy Ari Da Kid on Premier's 2016 track Emoshunal Greed. J Dilla also sampled What's the Name of Your Love? on the song Coastin' off of his 2003 album Vol. 2: Vintage.[7][8]
Appearances in other media
During January 1980 The Emotions performed What's the Name of Your Love? on The Midnight Special.[9] On February 8, 1980 the girl group also performed What's the Name of Your Love? upon Dinah!.[10]
References
- ^ a b c The Emotions: What's the Name of Your Love?. ARC/Columbia Records. 1979.
- ^ "Cashbox R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. December 29, 1979.
- ^ "The Emotions: What's the Name of Your Love? (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "The Emotions: What's the Name of Your Love?". chords.tv.
- ^ Hanson, Amy. "The Emotions: Come into Our World". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ Top Single Picks. Vol. 91. Billboard. November 3, 1979. p. 86.
- ^ DJ Premier feat. Bumpy Knuckles and Sy Ari Da Kid: Emoshunal Greed. 2016.
- ^ J Dilla: Coastin. Bling 47. 2016.
- ^ "The Midnight Special (January 18, 1980)". tv.com. TV.com.
- ^ "Dinah (February 8, 1980)". tv.com. TV.com.