"Who Do You Love"
Single by Bernard Wright
from the album Mr. Wright
Released1985 (1985)
Recorded1985 (1985)
GenreR&B
Length4:16
LabelManhattan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lenny White
  • Marcus Miller
  • Marla Adler Female Vocalist
Bernard Wright singles chronology
"Video Generation"
(1983)		 "Who Do You Love"
(1985)		 "After You"
(1985)
Music video
"Who Do You Love" on VH1.com

"Who Do You Love" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B singer Bernard Wright, co-written[1] by Wright and Lenny White. The song was issued as the first single from Wright's third studio album Mr. Wright. The song was his highest chart appearance on the Billboard R&B chart, peaking at #6 in 1985.[2][3] The female vocalist was Marla Adler.

"Who Do You Love" was covered by The Winans in 1999, as well as by co-writer Lenny White in 1995.[4] Since the song's release, it has been sampled in numerous other songs, including "Never Been in Love B4" by Shinehead, "If It Ain't Love" by Tichina Arnold, "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)" by Shades, "Who Is a Thug" by Big Pun and "Is It Kool?" by Luniz; as well as in the remix of "Loungin" by LL Cool J.[5] The song was regarded as Wright's most significant R&B appearance.[6]

The official music video for the song was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński.[7]

Chart positions

Chart (1985)[2] Peak
position
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 44
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 6

References

  1. 1 2 "Who Do You Love - Bernard Wright | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bernard Wright | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (1985-12-30). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
  4. ↑ "Present Tense - Lenny White | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Who Do You Love - Bernard Wright | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Neog, Anupal Sraban (2022-05-21). "Who was Bernard Wright? Tributes pour in as Roberta Flack's godson dies aged 58". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Bernard Wright - "Who do you love?"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 17, 2015.


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