Crazy Love (CeCe Peniston song)

"Crazy Love"
Single by CeCe Peniston
from the album Finally
ReleasedAugust 24, 1992 (1992-08-24)[1]
Genre
Length4:48 (album version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Daniel Abraham
CeCe Peniston singles chronology
"Keep On Walkin'"
(1992)
"Crazy Love"
(1992)
"Inside That I Cried"
(1992)
Music video
"Crazy Love" on YouTube

"Crazy Love" is a song by American musician CeCe Peniston, released on her debut album, Finally on A&M Records. The title was first issued in the UK as the fourth single from the album, peaking at number forty-four, while in the US (released as her fifth solo single), it reached number thirty-one on the R&B chart in February 1993 after its peak at number ninety-seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Craig Lytle from AllMusic described the song as "a midtempo number with an alluring chorus melody enhanced by a brisk string arrangement."[2] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Here's yet another gem from CeCe's sparkling, unstoppable debut album, "Finally". A sultry, swing beat is first refashioned with raw hip-hop beats, then transformed into a spirited house romp. All the while, CeCe belts with an assurance reminiscent of Teena Marie." He added that the right edit "could reignite pop and urban radio fires."[3] Randy Clark from Cashbox said it's "a sexy, easy groovin', mid-tempo dance track with almost as many lives as a cat".[4]

Credits and personnel

Management
Production
Personnel

Track listings and formats

7", US, #AM 0060/580060-7[5]
  1. "Crazy Love" (LP Edit) - 4:13
  2. "Crazy Love" (A.R. Mix 7") - 3:51
CS, US, #31458 8017 4[6]
  1. "Crazy Love" (LP Edit) - 4:13
  2. "Crazy Love" (Hard Radio Mix) - 4:01
12", EU & UK, #AMY 0060/580 060-1[7]
12", UK, Promo, #AMYDJ 0060[8]
12", UK, Promo, #AMY 060 DJ[9]
  1. "Crazy Love" (A.R. Mix 12") - 5:39
  2. "Crazy Love" (Kenlou 12") - 7:42
  3. "Crazy Love" (LP Edit) - 4:13
  4. "Crazy Love" (M.A.W. House Dub) - 7:23
  5. "Crazy Love" (M.A.W. Dub) - 4:52
MCD, EU & UK, #AMCD 0060/580060-2[10]
  1. "Crazy Love" (LP Edit) - 4:13
  2. "Crazy Love" (LP Version) - 4:49
  3. "Crazy Love" (A.R. Mix 7") - 3:51
  4. "Crazy Love" (A.R. Mix 12") - 5:39
  5. "Crazy Love" (Kenlou 12") - 7:42
  6. "Crazy Love" (M.A.W. House Dub) - 7:23
MCD, US, Promo, #31458 8017 2[11]
  1. "Crazy Love" (LP Edit) - 4:13
  2. "Crazy Love" (Radio Remix) - 4:09
  3. "Crazy Love" (Hard Radio Mix) - 4:01
  4. "Crazy Love" (B. Boy Edit) - 4:32
  5. "Crazy Love" (LP Version) - 4:48
  6. "Crazy Love" (12" Remix) - 7:21
12", US, #31458 0034 1[12]
  1. "Crazy Love" (12" Remix) - 7:21
  2. "Crazy Love" (Dub Version) - 5:27
  3. "Crazy Love" (LP Edit) - 4:13
  4. "Crazy Love" (B. Boy Mix) - 5:27
  5. "Crazy Love" (Krazy Dub) - 7:28
  6. "Crazy Love" (Hard Radio Mix) - 4:01
12", US, Double, Promo, #31458 8017 1[13]
  1. "Crazy Love" (12" Remix) - 7:21
  2. "Crazy Love" (Dub Version) - 5:27
  3. "Crazy Love" (LP Version) - 4:48
  4. "Crazy Love" (B. Boy Mix) - 5:27
  5. "Crazy Love" (5 OH Beats) - 2:36
  6. "Crazy Love" (Hard Radio Mix) - 4:01
  7. "Crazy Love" (Kenlou 12") - 7:42
  8. "Crazy Love" (M.A.W. House Dub) - 7:23
  9. "Crazy Love" (M.A.W. Dub) - 4:52
  10. "Crazy Love" (Krazy Dub) - 7:28
  11. "Crazy Love" (Bass Dub) - 4:23
VA

MAW • House Masters (4xCD) • UK, #HOMAS21CD[14]
— 35. "Crazy Love" (Krazy Dub) - 7:28

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[15] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 44
UK Dance (Music Week)[17] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 97
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 31

References

General
  • "CeCe Peniston - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  • "CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 22, 1992. p. 19.
  2. ^ Lytle, Craig. "CeCe Peniston – Finally". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (November 21, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 80. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Clark, Randy (February 20, 1993). "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 5. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - 7", US, #AM 0060/580060-7". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - CS, US, #31458 8017 4". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - 12", EU & UK, #AMY 0060/580 060-1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - 12", UK, Promo, #AMYDJ 0060". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - 12", UK, Promo, #AMY 060 DJ". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - MCD, EU & UK, #AMCD 0060/580060-2". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - MCD, US, Promo, #31458 8017 2". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - 12", US, #31458 0034 1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  13. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Crazy Love" - 12", US, Double, Promo, #31458 8017 1". Discogs. Zink Media. 1992. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  14. ^ "Masters at Work - House Masters - 4xCD, UK, #HOMAS21CD". Discogs. Zink Media. September 29, 2014. discogs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  15. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. September 26, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  16. ^ For peak positions of "Crazy Love" single in UK, choose the singles link, or an Official Charts link depending on a release and/or peak date to view full runs of the single(s) in England.
  17. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 5, 1992. p. 22. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  18. ^ a b For peak positions of "Crazy Love" in the US, use the general links, and/or, in order to view there not-listed top positions, respectively additional information such as peak date(s) and/or weeks spent on chart(s), you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to vie also the specific billboard.biz links.