"Send One Your Love" is a 1979
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
single by American and
Motown musician and singer
Stevie Wonder from his album ''
Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"'' (1979). Released in November 1979 as the album's lead single, the song reached number four on the US ''
Billboard''
pop singles chart
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in ...
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
adult contemporary chart, following 1973's "
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a 1973 single released by Stevie Wonder. The song became Wonder's third number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the Easy Listening chart. It won Wonder a Grammy Award f ...
", topping the chart for four weeks.
On the soul charts, "Send One Your Love" went to number five.
''
Cash Box'' 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."
''
Record World'' called it "an oldfashioned love song straight from the heart."
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1979 (U.S.)
References
External links
List of cover versions of "Send One Your Love"at SecondHandSongs.com
1979 singles
Stevie Wonder songs
Songs written by Stevie Wonder
Motown singles
1979 songs
Song recordings produced by Stevie Wonder
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