"Love Sensation" is a 1980 song performed by American R&B singer

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, taken from her album of the same name. The song was produced and

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by Norman Harris, and mixed by

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. It was a hit on the U.S.

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, where the song spent a week at No. 1 in September 1980. Vocals from the song have been widely

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, particularly in

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, such as in the 1989

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song " Ride on Time".

Development

Originally, Hartman envisioned either

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as singing "Love Sensation". However, after seeing Holloway perform at a nightclub, he approached her instead to sing the vocals. In various interviews, Holloway recalled that Hartman had her perform the song 29 times over a two-day recording session. She lost her voice as a result, and only recovered by putting

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in her coffee.

Samples

Since the rise of the

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during the 1980s, "Love Sensation" has been heavily

with large portions of the song incorporated into other works. The original 1989 release of " Ride on Time" by

sampled Holloway's "Thank you baby, 'cause you're right ''(sic)'' on time" lyric before a rerecording as well as instrumental portions by the

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, and Hartman received a writing credit. In 1991, "

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" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch lifted a sample of Holloway's singing. She received a singing credit on the No. 1 song, giving Holloway her highest U.S. pop chart hit. Holloway even made an appearance performing the chorus in the music video. "Good Vibrations" itself has been frequently sampled with the inclusion of Holloway's contribution. Parts of "Love Sensation" have been

and reused in songs such as: *"

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" (1988) by

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*" Ride on Time" (1989) by

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" (1989) by Black Box/

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*"Grand Piano" (1989) by Mixmaster *"Just Like a Queen" (1989) by Ellis-D *"Dance 2 Trance" (1990) by Dance 2 Trance *"We All Feel Better in the Dark" (1990) by the

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*"Take Me Away" (1990) by

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*"Take Me Away" (1991) by Cappella (using the same sample as 2 in a Room) *"

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*"(You Got Me) Burnin' Up" (1998) by Cevin Fisher feat. Loleatta Holloway *"Yappie Feet" (2000) by Deavid Soul *"Semisation" (2004) by Technical Itch *"Love Sensation" (2006) by Eddie Thoneick &

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*"Thank You" by

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feat. Loleatta Holloway *"Semisation 2013" (2013) by Technical Itch vs.

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*"Day and Night" feat. Will Miller & Carter Lang (2014) by A Billion Young *"Good Vibration" (2015) by Majk Spirit & DJ Mad Skill *"Good Vibes" (2015) by Kryder & the Wulf *"Temptation" (2015) by Still Young, Simon de Jano & Madwill *"Gud Vibrations" (2015) by Nghtmre & SLANDER *"Natural Power" (2015) by Ruiz Cunha *"So Nice!" (2016) by Diserpier *" World of Our Love" (2016) by Client Liaison *"Disco Sensation" (2016) by Funkatron *"Let Me Tell You" (2017) by ANOTR *"Ketamine Dreams" (2017) by Partiboi69 *"Sensational" (2017) by Sam Feldt *"Sweet Sensation" (2018) by Flo-Rida *"Summer Love" (2018) by Liam Berkeley *"You Get Down" (2019) by

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Remixes

In addition to Tom Moulton's 1980 remix for the original 12" single release, the song has been subject to a number of other remixes. These include: *"Love Sensation (Freemasons Remix)" by

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*"Love Sensation 2006" by Eddie Thoneick & Kurd Maverick (UK: No. 37) *"Love Sensation 2006 (7th Heaven's Back to 54 Mix)" by 7th Heaven *"Love Sensation 2008 (Ride on Time)" by ON-X *"Love Sensation 2010" by Alexander Cruz *"Love Sensation ( Scorccio Hot Mix)" from ''

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Presents: Scorccio Super Hit Mix'' *"Sensational" by

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Impact and legacy

In 1994, French DJ

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named "Love Sensation" one of his favourites of all time, saying, "She's a

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screaming diva. This is an uplifting, powerful, unbeatable record. Too many people have used the sample and it's getting boring. You can't compete with the original — it's an all-time classic." In 2019, ''

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'' ranked it among "The 20 Best Disco Songs of All Time", writing that it "is Loleatta Holloway at her euphoric best". In 2020, ''

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'' ranked "Love Sensation" number 14 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".

References

External links

"Love Sensation" full audio
via Salsoul Music
"Love Sensation" single release
at

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