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"'''Real Love'''" is a [[1992]] hit single by [[hip hop soul]] singer [[Mary J. Blige]]. It was the second single off Blige's debut album, ''[[What's the 411?]]''. Written and produced by Mark C. Rooney and [[Prince Markie Dee|Mark Morales]] (of [[The Fat Boys]] fame) and built off a drum sample from [[Audio Two]]'s [[1988]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] classic, "[[Top Billin']]," it was one of the songs that helped define Blige as "the queen of [[hip-hop soul]]."
"'''Real Love'''" is a [[1992]] hit single by [[hip hop soul]] singer [[Mary J. Blige]]. It was the second single off Blige's debut album, ''[[What's the 411?]]''. Written and produced by Mark C. Rooney and [[Prince Markie Dee|Mark Morales]] (of [[The Fat Boys]] fame) and built off a drum sample from [[hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[Audio Two]]'s [[1988]] "[[Top Billin']]". It was one of the songs which gave Blige a reputation as "the queen of [[hip-hop soul]]."


"Real Love" was her first top-ten [[Pop music|pop]] hit, peaking at number seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], and her second number one hit on Billboard's [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=65}}</ref> The remix featured the second appearance of famed [[rapper]] [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], who was then going by the name ''Biggie Smalls'', and a sample of [[Betty Wright]]'s 1972 single, "[[Clean Up Woman]]." The song eventually helped ''What's the 411?'' sell more than three million copies in [[United States|America]] alone.
"Real Love" was her first top-ten [[Pop music|pop]] hit, peaking at number seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], and her second number one hit on Billboard's [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=65}}</ref> The remix featured the second appearance of [[rapper]] [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], who was then going by the name ''Biggie Smalls'', and a sample of [[Betty Wright]]'s 1972 single, "[[Clean Up Woman]]." The song eventually helped ''What's the 411?'' sell more than three million copies in [[United States|America]] alone.


The song has since been covered by [[Mike Doughty]] (on his 2000 LP ''[[Skittish (album)|Skittish]]''), by [[Toby Lightman]] (on her 2004 album ''[[Little Things (Toby Lightman album)|Little Things]]'') and the [[Twilight Singers]] (on their 2004 album [[She Loves You (Twilight Singers album)|''She Loves You'']]), as well as by a dancehall artist by the name of Fiona.
The song has since been covered by [[Mike Doughty]] (on his 2000 LP ''[[Skittish (album)|Skittish]]''), by [[Toby Lightman]] (on her 2004 album ''[[Little Things (Toby Lightman album)|Little Things]]'') and the [[Twilight Singers]] (on their 2004 album [[She Loves You (Twilight Singers album)|''She Loves You'']]), as well as by a dancehall artist by the name of Fiona.


In 2007, the song was sampled on "Real Love", an album-track that appears on rapper/singer [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]'s album ''[[Here I Am (Eve album)|Here I Am]]'' which features Mary J. Blige herself. In addition Lloyd Banks sampled the drum beat on his single Help which featured Keri Hilson.
In 2007, the song was sampled on "Real Love", an album-track that appears on rapper/singer [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]'s album ''[[Here I Am (Eve album)|Here I Am]]'' which features Mary J. Blige herself. In addition, Lloyd Banks sampled the drum beat on his single ''Help'' which featured Keri Hilson.


In 2010, the song was used as the theme to the [[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]] [[reality television]] [[dating game show]] ''[[The Ultimate Merger]]'', which is produced by [[Donald Trump]] and stars former ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|Apprentice]]'' contestant [[Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth|Omarosa]].
In 2010, the song was used as the theme to the [[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]] [[reality television]] [[dating game show]] ''[[The Ultimate Merger]]'', which is produced by [[Donald Trump]] and stars former ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|Apprentice]]'' contestant [[Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth|Omarosa]].

Revision as of 02:37, 20 November 2011

"Real Love"
Song

"Real Love" is a 1992 hit single by hip hop soul singer Mary J. Blige. It was the second single off Blige's debut album, What's the 411?. Written and produced by Mark C. Rooney and Mark Morales (of The Fat Boys fame) and built off a drum sample from hip hop duo Audio Two's 1988 "Top Billin'". It was one of the songs which gave Blige a reputation as "the queen of hip-hop soul."

"Real Love" was her first top-ten pop hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and her second number one hit on Billboard's R&B singles chart.[1] The remix featured the second appearance of rapper The Notorious B.I.G., who was then going by the name Biggie Smalls, and a sample of Betty Wright's 1972 single, "Clean Up Woman." The song eventually helped What's the 411? sell more than three million copies in America alone.

The song has since been covered by Mike Doughty (on his 2000 LP Skittish), by Toby Lightman (on her 2004 album Little Things) and the Twilight Singers (on their 2004 album She Loves You), as well as by a dancehall artist by the name of Fiona.

In 2007, the song was sampled on "Real Love", an album-track that appears on rapper/singer Eve's album Here I Am which features Mary J. Blige herself. In addition, Lloyd Banks sampled the drum beat on his single Help which featured Keri Hilson.

In 2010, the song was used as the theme to the TV One reality television dating game show The Ultimate Merger, which is produced by Donald Trump and stars former Apprentice contestant Omarosa.

The backing beat has been sampled by R&B group, Dru Hill in the track, "Whatever You Want" from their 1996 self-titled debut album.

Chart

Peak positions

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 26
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 7
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40[3] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[3] 36

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1992) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 85
End of year chart (1993) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 58

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 65.
  2. ^ Billboard.com Chart information - Hot 100 - "Real Love"
  3. ^ a b c Billboard.com chart information - "Real Love"
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.

See also

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