"L-O-V-E"
Single by Nat King Cole
from the album L-O-V-E
B-side"I Don't Want to See Tomorrow"
ReleasedSeptember 1964
RecordedJune 3, 1964 [1]
Genre
Length2:30
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lee Gillette
Music video
"L-O-V-E" on YouTube

"L-O-V-E" is a song written by Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler, recorded by Nat King Cole for his 1965 studio album L-O-V-E.

Composition and background

The song was composed by Bert Kaempfert with lyrics by Milt Gabler, and produced by Lee Gillette. The trumpet solo was performed by Bobby Bryant.[2] The song had previously appeared as an instrumental track on Kaempfert's album Blue Midnight (1964).


For international versions of his L-O-V-E album, Nat King Cole also recorded versions of "L-O-V-E" and other songs, in Japanese (mixed with English words),[3] Italian,[4] German,[5] Spanish[6] and French.[7] In this last language, the song was renamed "Je Ne Repartirai Pas" and translated by Jean Delleme.

Joss Stone version

"L-O-V-E"
Single by Joss Stone
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Recorded2007
GenreJazz
Length2:48
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Bert Kaempfert
  • Milt Gabler
Producer(s)Raphael Saadiq
Joss Stone singles chronology
"Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now"
(2007) 		"L-O-V-E"
(2007) 		"Baby Baby Baby"
(2007)

English singer Joss Stone recorded a cover of "L-O-V-E" for the soundtrack to a commercial for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. The ad, starring Keira Knightley and directed by Joe Wright, debuted on September 24, 2007 on E!, Bravo, and VH1.[8]

Stone's version was released digitally on September 18, 2007,[9] reaching number 100 on the UK Singles Chart and number 75 on the Swiss Singles Chart.[10][11] It was also later included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of her third studio album Introducing Joss Stone (2007), as well as on her compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009 (2011).

Stone performed a duet of the song with Natalie Cole at Frosted Pink, a benefit concert to raise awareness of women's cancer, which took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on October 6, 2007, and aired on ABC on October 14.[12][13]

Yōko Oginome version

"Love"
Single by Yōko Oginome
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Candy"
ReleasedOctober 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)
Recorded2001
GenreJ-pop
Length5:04
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Feeling"
(1999) 		"Love"
(2001) 		"Dancing Hero: The Archives"
(2015)

"L-O-V-E" was covered in Japanese by Yōko Oginome as her 41st single, released on October 24, 2011 by Victor Entertainment. Based on the 1965 version recorded by Hibari Misora, the song was used by TBS as the theme song of the drama series Love & Fight. The B-side is a cover of the 1944 song "Candy".[14][15][16]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Love"
Bert KaempfertTakehiro Kawabe 
2."Love" (Sweet Swing Track)
  • Sazanami
  • Gabler
KaempfertSeikō Nagaoka 
3."Candy"
Alex KramerH-Wonder 

In popular culture

It appears in the opening credits of the 1998 film The Parent Trap.[17]

A version by Michael Feinstein is the theme song for season 1 of the series Why Women Kill.

Despite some people having the impression they heard a recording from Frank Sinatra of this song, the only instance he sang it was with Dean Martin as a guest appearance in a medley for the 1970s New Year's Eve on The Dean Martin Show, season 6, episode 15.

In the talent show scene of the 1994 adaptation of The Little Rascals, Blake McIver Ewing's Waldo performs this as a duet with Brittany Ashton Holmes' Darla.

In 2020, it was sampled in the song “Used to be (L.O.V.E)” by the American singer Chelsea Collins.

Charts

Nat King Cole version

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 81
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] 17
Chart (2014) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[20] 111

Joss Stone version

Chart (2007) Peak
position
France Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 75
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 100

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Jazz Disco website
  2. ^ L-O-V-E (LP liner notes). Nat King Cole. Capitol Records. 1965. ST 2195.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Nat King Cole - Love (Sung In Japanese) / Kareha (Autumn Leaves) - Capitol - USA - 5330". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Nat King Cole - Love (Sung In Italian) / Tu Sei Cosi Amabile - Capitol - USA - 5331". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Nat King Cole - Love (Sung In German) / Muetterlein (Answer Me, My Love) - Capitol - USA - 5332". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Nat King Cole - Love (Sung In Spanish) / Tu Eres Tan Amable - Capitol - USA - 5333". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole Chante En Français - Capitol - France". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Joss Stone – Coco Mademoiselle". jossstone.com. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "L-O-V-E: MP3 Downloads: Joss Stone". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Joss Stone: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Joss Stone – L-O-V-E". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "Shawn Johnson presenter at Frosted Pink airing October 14th". Stanton & Company. October 13, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Singers Joss Stone (L) and Natalie Cole perform at the Frosted Pink Presented By sanofi-aventis and Wachovia Putting Women's Cancer on Ice at the Barker Hangar on October 6, 2007 in Santa Monica, California". Getty Images. October 6, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  14. ^ "LOVE". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "LOVE | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "LOVE | 荻野目洋子". Oricon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  17. ^ "FACT: THE PARENT TRAP HAS THE BEST SOUNDTRACK EVER".
  18. ^ "Nat King Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  19. ^ "Nat King Cole Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  20. ^ ""King"+Cole&titel=L-O-V-E&cat=s Nat "King" Cole – L-O-V-E" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  21. ^ "Joss Stone Chart History (France Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Nat King Cole – L O V E". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

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