"Love's Taken Over"
Single by Chanté Moore
from the album Precious
ReleasedJuly 28, 1992
Length6:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Simon Law
  • Lee Hamblin
Chanté Moore singles chronology
"Love's Taken Over"
(1992)		 "It's Alright"
(1993)

"Love's Taken Over" is a song by American singer Chanté Moore's debut album, Precious (1992). It was written by Moore and Simon "The Funky Ginger" Law, while production was helmed by the latter along with Lee "Patches" Hamblin. Selected as Precious's lead single, it was released by Silas and MCA on July 28, 1992 in the United States. The R&B song entered the top ten of the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, spending 33 weeks on the listing.

Music video

A music video for "Love's Taken Over" was directed by Antoine Fuqua and filmed in Paris in 1992.[1][2]

Track listing

12" single[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Love's Taken Over" (extended vocal)8:05
2."Love's Taken Over" (instrumental)5:48
3."Love's Taken Over" (quiet storm mix)6:34

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Precious.[4]

  • Lee "Patches" Hamblin – producer
  • Simon Law – producer, writer
  • Chanté Moore – vocal arranger, vocals, writer
  • Fred Moultrie – executive producer
  • Louis Silas, Jr. – executive producer

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Love's Taken Over"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 28, 1992
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
United Kingdom March 8, 1993
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Straight from video". Boston.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Nathan, David (July 10, 1993). "'Precious' Time: Silas Gives Chanté Debut Extar Effort". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Love's Taken Over (Vinyl, 12", Single)". cdandlp.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ Precious (booklet). Chanté Moore. Silas Records, MCA Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Chanté Moore: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "Chanté Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Chanté Moore Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. March 6, 1993. p. 17.


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