"Best of My Love" is a disco song by the band The Emotions
released as a single from their album
Rejoice(1977). The song was composed by Maurice White
and Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire
would later team up with the Emotions for the 1979 hit "Boogie
Wonderland". Best of My Love won a Grammy for Best R&B
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and also won an
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single.
The song was listed at #87 on
Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time.[2] and it was
the third biggest Pop song of 1977 and the fifth biggest
R&B song of 1977 Best of My Love has been certified
Platinum by the RIAA.
The song has an upbeat vibe, with a prominent bass line and
horns accenting the drums between the verses and chorus.
The single achieved huge success, remaining on top of the
Billboard Hot 100 chart for 5 non-consecutive weeks. The song
managed to stay at the top spot of the chart for four
consecutive weeks, but was interrupted by Andy Gibb's "I Just
Want To Be Your Everything". The single returned and spent an
additional week on top of the Billboard Hot 100. On the disco
chart, "Best of My Love" would peak at number eleven. .
Eventually, the single received a Platinum certification from
RIAA, becoming The Emotions' biggest hit to date and their only
single to receive a certification.
The song has been covered numerous times by various artists,
including Christina Milian with Carol Duboc and Minae Noji,
featured in the film
Be Cool), Sakura, Dee Lewis (1988) and Lisa. Mary J.
Blige also covered the song in 2004 for the GAP clothing store
company. Pop diva Sheena Easton covered the song for her disco
album "Fabulous" in 2001. Phoebe Snow does a version on her
1989 album
Something Realwith a horn section backing her up that
includes Randy Brecker, Tom Scott and John Faddis.
The song has also been used in reality shows, such as in
Australian Idol 2006, in which it was sung by Lavina Williams,
in the fourth season of American Idol, in which it was sung by
Vonzell Solomon, in the second season of Pinoy Dream Academy,
in which it was sung by Liezel Garcia, and in the sixth season
of the American Dancing with the Stars (Jason Taylor and Edyta
Sliwinska danced to it in the sixth week of competition).
There is also a Dutch version of the song, sung by former
Dutch
Idols-finalist Dewi Pechler. This version is called "Het
Beste Van Mij" and is an exclusive airplay single for the Dutch
radio station 100%NL.
The song has appeared in many films, including
Boogie Nights(1997),
Summer of Sam(1999),
The Wendell Baker Story(2005),
Mission Impossible III(2006) and
The Holiday(2006).
The song was also covered by Christina Milian, Carol Duboc
and Minae Noji featured in the film
Be Cool(2005).
"Best of My Love" was allegedly sampled without permission
in Mariah Carey's single "Emotions", resulting in a
lawsuit..
The rap group 3rd Bass sampled the song in their song
'Brooklyn-Queens'
The tune was used for WNBC-TV in New York to promote their
News 4 New York newscasts in 1980.