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"Love Come Down"
Side-A label of American 12-inch vinyl single
Single by Evelyn King
from the album Get Loose
ReleasedJuly 1982
Studio
GenrePost-disco
Length
  • 3:43 (7-inch version)
  • 6:07 (album version)
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Kashif
Producer(s)Morrie Brown
Evelyn King singles chronology
"Spirit of the Dancer"
(1982) 		"Love Come Down"
(1982) 		"Betcha She Don't Love You"
(1982)
Music video
"Love Come Down" on YouTube

"Love Come Down" is a song written by American musician Kashif. It was recorded by American singer Evelyn King for her fifth album, Get Loose (1982). "Love Come Down" was released in July 1982 by RCA Records as the lead single from Get Loose. In the United States, it reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also cracked the top 20 on the charts in several other countries, including number seven in the United Kingdom.

A reggae version of the song by Jamaican singer Barry Biggs hit the top-five in the Netherlands in 1983. The song was a UK Top 40 hit in 1994 when covered by British singer Alison Limerick. In 2013, The Saturdays released a cover of the song as a B-side to single "Disco Love". In 2014, Liam Keegan released a version of "Love Come Down" featuring vocalist Julia Schlippert.[1][2] Jess Glynne also performed a cover of the song on the 2015–16 edition of Jools' Annual Hootenanny.

Critical reception

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"Love Come Down" was widely praised upon its release and in later years. Brian Chin of Billboard praised "Love Come Down" for a "strong Kashif hook, and a cutting King vocal performance".[3] Cash Box was also complimentary: "Ultra-smooth, sleek keyboard textures combine with a bobbing bass and handclap rhythm for maximum danceability..."[4]

Justin M. Kantor of All Music Guide praised the song composition in a 2003 review, for "romantic lyrics and celestial keyboard layerings against a steady funk beat".[5] For BBC Music, Daryl Easlea called the song "simply life-affirming, upbeat and zestful; a great record from an era when there was strong competition on the dancefloor."[6] Ivy Nelson of Pitchfork Media regarded the song "potentially the defining statement of post-disco R&B".[7]

In 2014, Bruce Pollock ranked "Love Come Down" among the most important songs from 1944 to 2000.[8]

Track listing and formats

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American 7-inch vinyl single (PB-13273)
A-side
No.TitleLength
1."Love Come Down" (Vocal)3:43
B-side
No.TitleLength
1."Love Come Down" (Instrumental)3:43
American 12-inch vinyl single (PD-13274)
A-side
No.TitleLength
1."Love Come Down" (Vocal)5:56
B-side
No.TitleLength
1."Love Come Down" (Instrumental)5:56

Credits and personnel

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Post-production

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 44
France (IFOP)[citation needed] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 13
Japan (Japanese Singles Chart)[citation needed] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 1

Sampling

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The song has been sampled many times, including the following:

  • "Love Come Down" by Liam Keegan feat. Julia Schlippert (2014)[1][2]
  • "High Come Down" by Chico & Coolwadda (2001) features an interpolation King's recording.[16]

Alison Limerick version

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"Love Come Down"
Single by Alison Limerick
from the album With a Twist
Released1994
StudioSarm West Studios, London
GenreHouse
Label
Songwriter(s)Kashif
Producer(s)The Beloved
Alison Limerick singles chronology
"Time of Our Lives"
(1994) 		"Love Come Down"
(1994) 		"Where Love Lives '96"
(1996)
Music video
"Love Come Down" on YouTube

In 1994, British singer-songwriter Alison Limerick released a cover version of "Love Come Down". It was released in February 1994 by Arista and BMG as the second single from her second album, With a Twist (1994). The song was produced by British band The Beloved and peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart as well as number eight on the UK Club Chart.

Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard stated that Limerick "is in excellent voice" on the song.[17] Andy Beevers from Music Week gave it a score of four out of five, saying, "This well executed but predictable cover of the Evelyn King track has been produced by Jon and Helena Marsh of The Beloved. A possible Top 40 hit."[18] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update wrote in his weekly dance column, "The Beloved's Evelyn King remake twinpack promoed in beefily striding 124.1bpm Fierce Child, Robin S-ish 124bpm Club, 124.1bpm Deep, fluttering dubby 124bpm Waydown, stuttering trancey 124bpm Deepdown, droning then building jiggly 120.3bpm Paul Gotel Banged Up, good percussively cantering 125bpm PG Tips Outrageous Dub Mixes."[19]

Track listing

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  • 12-inch vinyl, UK (1994)[20]
A1. "Love Come Down" (Club Vocal Mix) — 8:37
A2. "Love Come Down" (Deepdown Mix) — 6:00
B1. "Love Come Down" (Banged Up Mix) — 8:52
B2. "Love Come Down" (PG Tips Anthem Mix) — 7:36
  • CD single, UK & France (1994)[21]
  1. "Love Come Down" (7" Radio Edit) — 4:12
  2. "Love Come Down" (Club Vocal Mix) — 8:38
  3. "Love Come Down" (Banged Up Mix) — 8:51
  4. "Love Come Down" (Fierce Child Mix) — 6:24
  5. "Love Come Down" (PG Tips Anthem Mix) — 7:35

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22] 95
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 36
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[24] 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b DJ RICO MIXSHOW » MIXSHOW » Liam Keegan ft. Julia Schlippert "Love Come Down"
  2. ^ a b new single "Love Comes Down" ft Julia Schlippert is this weeks #4 Breakout on the Billboard Dance Chart
  3. ^ Chin, Brian (August 14, 1982). "Dance Trax" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 32. p. 45. Retrieved February 12, 2025 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 44, no. 9. July 31, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2025 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Bush, John; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 393. ISBN 0879307447 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2012). "Evelyn King, Get Loose, Review". BBC Music. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  7. ^ Nelson, Ivy (November 24, 2024). "Get Loose". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  8. ^ Pollock, Bruce (2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 9781135462963.
  9. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1982-12-18. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Come Down". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Evelyn King – Love Come Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "Champagne"-King/chart-history/HSI "Evelyn "Champagne" King Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "Evelyn Champagne King Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Evelyn Champagne King Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  16. ^ Chico & Coolwadda - Wild 'n tha West Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-15
  17. ^ Flick, Larry (26 March 1994). "Dance Trax: Hot, Cool & Vicious Music; Compilation Catch-Up" (PDF). Billboard. p. 40. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  18. ^ Beevers, Andy (5 March 1994). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 13. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  19. ^ Hamilton, James (5 March 1994). "DJ directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Alison Limerick – Love Come Down". Discogs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Alison Limerick – Love Come Down". Discogs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 13. 26 March 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Alison Limerick – UK Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  24. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 26 February 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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