You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart

"You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart"
1971 German 7" single
Single by The Supremes & The Four Tops
from the album The Return of the Magnificent 7
B-side"I'm Glad About It"
Released1971
GenreR&B, soul
Length2:49 (album/single version)
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
The Supremes & The Four Tops singles chronology
"Nathan Jones"
(1971) 		"You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart"
(1971) 		"Touch"
(1971)

“You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart” is a duet single between Motown singing groups The Supremes and the Four Tops, released as a single from their The Return of the Magnificent 7 album in 1971. The single became a modest charter peaking at #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #41 on the U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart.[1] The single fared better in the UK, where it reached #25 in the official top 50 single chart. Lead vocals were by the groups' respective lead singers Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs.

Critical reception

Cashbox published in their July 17, 1976 issue, 'The electrifying combination that made the "Magnificent Seven" is about to return with an album previewed by this delightful rock outing. Side has the power of a cleanly produced dance track and some outstanding vocal fireworks to assure monster receptions. Flip: no info.'[2]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 25
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 55
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 41
US Cashbox Top 100[6] 51
US Cashbox R&B[7] 26
US Record World Singles[8] 46
US Record World R&B Singles[9] 17

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 558.
  2. ^ "cashbox / singles reviews: Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. May 29, 1971. p. 32. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  3. ^ "Supremes and Four Tops: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. June 26, 1971. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "The CASH BOX Top 50 In R&B Locations". Cashbox. July 17, 1971. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "THE SINGLES CHART: Week of July 3, 1971" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 3, 1971. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "THE R&B SINGLES CHART: Week of July 17, 1971" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. July 17, 1971. p. 40. Retrieved 29 January 2021.