Bryan Walton AKA Jamie Principle was a pioneer of House Music, so called because of the Warehouse nightclub in which it was being played in Chicago by Frankie Knuckles, we’ll come back to him in a second… Jamie Principle wrote lyrics to a track called Your Love about his then girlfriend Lisa Harris… This is where the story can get a bit muddy… the track by Jamie was given to Frankie Knuckles, who liked it and added some production, basically drums & precision.
Later another DJ called Mark ‘Hot Rod’ Trollan added what I would say are the most recognisable musical elements of the track, the Synth into and bassline! Which he is said to have sampled from another track called – ‘Electra – Feels Good’ Anyway what he added made it the ‘Your Love’ which was then released in 1986 as Jamie Principle and later in 1987 on Trax Records as Frankie Knuckles with Jamie Principle listed as a writer… Just understanding the parts that came together to make this record and who actually created them is mind boggling… So, Jamie Principle, Franke Knuckles and Mark Trollen were involved in creating this track – Your Love
Candi Staton, born in Alabama in 1940 is a four time Grammy Award nominee, singer/songwriter known of course for You Got The Love but also had a massive hit in 1976 with ‘Young Hearts Run Free’
Candi was chilling in Bahamas, as you do… Her career was quieter, a decade on from ‘Young Heats Run Free’ when she bumped into stand up comedian Dick Gregory. A successful stand up comedian who took aim at racism and bigotry in the US he went to to be a huge part of the civil rights movement and even ran for President in 1968 as a write in candidate. He also ran a diet plan business. In 1986 he’s looking to create a video advert for his dieting business, he’s in the Bahamas and asks Candi Staton if she’s like to get involved! The track was written by a songwriting team known as The Source, Anthony Stephens, Arnecia Harris & John Bellamy, they wrote it, Candi sung it!
Candi Staton – You Got The Love (Original 1986 Version)
Jamie Principle / Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
The Source Ft. Candi Staton – You Got The Love – (1991 Version)
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