Love's Taken Over

"Love's Taken Over"
"Love's Taken Over"
Single by Chanté Moore
from the album Precious
Released	July 28, 1992
Genre	R&B; soul;
Length	6:40
Label	Silas; MCA;
Songwriter(s)	Chanté Moore; Simon Law;
Producer(s)	Simon Law; Lee Hamblin;
Chanté Moore singles chronology

"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.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Love's Taken Over"
Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	54
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Love's Taken Over"
Chart (1993)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[8]	47

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	MCA Silas	^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	March 8, 1993	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	MCA Silas	^[9]

References

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

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[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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Love's Taken Over (Vinyl, 12", Single)". cdandlp.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[liner_notes-4] Precious (booklet). Chanté Moore. Silas Records, MCA Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Chanté_Moore-5] "Chanté Moore: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Chanté_Moore-6] "Chanté Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Chanté_Moore-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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