Yearning for Your Love
The Gap Band
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The time has come for us to stop messin' around 'Cause don't you know that I like havin' you around In my life Oh, baby So many times I want to hold you, oh, so near I want to say I love you softly in your ear Oh, baby Don't keep running My heart is yearning for your love 'Cause my heart is yearning for your love You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life I need to have you as my lover and my wife Oh, baby Be my lover So many times I need to have you by my side To be my friend, my lover and my guide Oh, baby Don't keep runnin' My heart is yearning for your love My heart is yearning for your love My heart is yearning for you Let me inside your love Whoa...my heart is yearning for you Let me inside your love Your only (Keep runnin') (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep on runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life Oh, girl (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep on runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep on runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep on runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep on runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life (Keep runnin') You can't keep runnin' in and out of my life
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Written by: Oliver Augusta Scott, Ronnie Wilson
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10 facts about this song
Band FormationThe Gap Band is an American R&B and funk band that originated in 1967 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson.
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Meaning Behind the Band's NameThe name “Gap Band” was actually an acronym. Each letter in "Gap" stands for the streets in Tulsa, Oklahoma: Greenwood, Archer, and Pine.
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Song Release"Yearning for Your Love" is a slow jam song by The Gap Band. It was released in December 1980 as a single from their seventh album, 'The Gap Band III'.
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Chart PerformanceThe song proved to be very successful for the band, peaking at number five on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number sixty on the Billboard pop chart.
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Song CompositionThe track was composed by band member Oliver Scott along with Ronnie Wilson. Apart from composing, Ronnie also played the flugelhorn and trumpet for the song.
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Song StyleThe song has a distinct style & is recognized for its laid-back groove, catchy chorus, soulful vocals & the trumpet and flugelhorn parts that make the overall sound of the band unique.
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Cover VersionsOver the years "Yearning for Your Love" has been covered by several artists, including rapper Eric B. & Rakim on their 1990 single "Mahogany", and by R&B singer Guy on their self-titled debut album in 1988.
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Influence on Hip-HopThe song has been sampled in several hip-hop tracks, including "Life's a B*tch" by Nas, "Blow My Buzz" by D12, and "Can't Let You Go" by Fabolous.
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Song PopularityDespite being released over 40 years ago, "Yearning for Your Love" continues to be a popular song and a classic example of R&B and funk music.
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The Gap Band's Career"Yearning for Your Love" is among the several hits that helped solidify The Gap Band's place in music history. The band continued to make music and tour up until 2010, when they officially retired.
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