"C'mon and Get My Love" is a song by British dance producer

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from his only studio album, '' A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That'' (1989). It features British singer and songwriter

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, credited as "introducing" her. The song established Dennis as a major chart presence during the late 1980s to early 1990s and was later also included in her debut solo album, '' Move to This'' (1990). The single was released in October 1989 by

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, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 in Ireland. In the United States, "C'mon and Get My Love" is the song most closely identified with D Mob as it crossed over to pop radio, reaching number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also topped the American dance chart, becoming the biggest hit of D Mob's career, and jump-starting Dennis' career as a solo artist. A music video was also created for the song, directed by Marek Budzynski.

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of

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stated that the "more melodic and accessible nature of '

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' is evident" on the song. He also named it a "very addictive" club hit that features "likeable dance diva"

. Bill Coleman from ''

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'' magazine praised it as "a tasty pop-inflected club track pumping a generous instrumental and lyrical hook." Selina Webb from ''

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'' wrote, "The trends keep on coming but

D-Mob D Mob (or D-Mob), also known as Dancin' Danny D or simply Danny D (born May 26, 1963), is a British music producer and remixer. His most notable track was " C'mon and Get My Love" with Cathy Dennis on the vocals, which peaked at number 10 on ...

seem to have lost the edge with this one. OK, the catchy bits have been pretty blatant so far, but this girlie-crooned bass pumper needs hefty dancefloor blasting before it catches on. Uplifts the spirits and all that, but too late to inspire."

Music video

The accompanying music video for "C'mon and Get My Love" was directed by Marek Budzynski, and garnered heavy

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rotation.Sheila Rogers (29 April 1990). "Myles 'level-headed'". ''

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''. p. F8. It depicts D-Mob as a film director on set, with Dennis and two female dancers performing in front of large blue letters that spell out 'D-MOB'. In between, the director and other men on the set also joins in on the dance. Sheila Rogers from ''

'' complimented the video as "infectious".

Track listings

* 7-inch, mini-CD, and Australasian cassette single # "C'mon and Get My Love" – 3:50 # "C'mon and Get My Love" (TV mix) – 3:43 * Non-US 12-inch single :A. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Dance Hall mix) :B. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Spaghetti Western mix) * European CD single # "C'mon and Get My Love" (7-inch version) # "C'mon and Get My Love" (Dance Hall mix) # "C'mon and Get My Love" (Keys II My Love mix featuring

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) * US cassette single :A. "C'mon and Get My Love" (7-inch mix) – 3:50 :B. "C'mon and Get My Love" (12-inch remix) – 6:15 * US 12-inch single :A1. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Dance Hall mix) – 7:52 :A2. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Keys II My Love mix featuring Jools Holland) – 5:20 :A3. "C'mon and Get My Love" (7-inch mix) – 3:50 :B1. "C'mon and Get My Love" (12-inch remix) – 6:15 :B2. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Second Coming mix) – 5:12 :B3. "C'mon and Get My Love" (acapella mix) – 3:40 * Canadian 12-inch and maxi-cassette single :A1. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Dance Hall mix) – 7:36 :A2. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Keys II My Love mix featuring Jools Holland) – 5:22 :A3. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Second Coming mix) – 5:06 :B1. "C'mon and Get My Love" (Spaghetti Western mix) – 7:52 :B2. "C'mon and Get My Love" (acapella version) – 3:42 :B3. "C'mon and Get My Love" (single version) – 3:50

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1989 singles 1989 songs Cathy Dennis songs D Mob songs Deep house songs FFRR Records singles Songs written by D Mob