And Love Goes On
| "And Love Goes On" | ||||
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Faces | ||||
| B-side | "Win or Lose" (US) "Faces" (UK) | |||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | ARC/Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Maurice White | |||
| Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"And Love Goes On" is a single by the American R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released in January 1981 by ARC/Columbia Records. The single got to No. 15 on both the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles and UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Singles charts. "And Love Goes On" also reached No. 25 on the Dutch Pop Singles chart and No. 26 on the Belgian Pop Singles chart.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview
And Love Goes On was produced by Maurice White. The song was also composed by White, David Foster, Larry Dunn, Brenda Russell and Verdine White.[1]
The b-side of this single was a song called "Win or Lose." Both "And Love Goes On" and Win or Lose came upon EWF's 1980 studio album Faces.[1]
Critical reception
New Musical Express proclaimed "And Love Goes On is a very good record indeed."[6] Jason Elias of Allmusic called And Love Goes On a "splashy track" and noted that "Maurice White's vocal is flawless here; it doesn't really matter what platitudes o' love he's pushing here. Given the song's odd melody, vocalist Phillip Bailey's multi tracked backing vocals are particularly sparkling".[7] Sal Caputo of the Gannett News Service described the tune as "a syrupy love song that's redeemed by its lack of pretension".[8] Paul Willistein of The Morning Call called And Love Goes On "pure EWF, characterized by White's whispery vocals and the band's percussive, Latin midtempo style".[9] Billboard also described the song as an "uptempo track highlighted by a fluid vocal, percussive beat and accumulated with a tasty arrangement".[10]
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 15[2] |
| U.S. Cashbox Top R&B Singles | 18[11] | |
| UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Singles | 15[3] | |
| N.L. Dutch Single Top 100 | 25[4] | |
| B.E. Belgian Singles (Ultratop 50 Singles) | 26[5] | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 59 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 57 | |
References
- 1 2 3 Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On. Columbia Records. January 1981.
- 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com.
- 1 2 Top British Soul Singles. Blues & Soul. March 24, 1981.
- 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On (Dutch Top 40)". dutchcharts.nl.
- 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On (Ultratop 50 Singles)". ultratop.be.
- ↑ Singles. New Musical Express. February 21, 1981. p. 21.
- ↑ Elias, Jason. "Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ↑ Caputo, Sal (December 13, 1980). "If only EWF would hush up and play their music". The San Bernardino County Sun. Gannett News Service. p. 42 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Willistein, Paul (December 13, 1980). Earth, Wind & Fire: Faces. The Morning Call. p. 67.
- ↑ Top Single Picks (PDF). Vol. 93. Billboard. January 31, 1981. p. 67 – via americanradiohistory.com.
- ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: And Love Goes On". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. March 21, 1981.
