When You Talk About Love

Patti LaBelle

About When You Talk About Love

"When You Talk About Love" is a song recorded by Patti LaBelle. It was released from her 1997 Platinum album, Flame.


Year:
2008
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This is a test, sugar, sugar, boo boo
This is just a test, tell me
What do you know about love
This is just a test, it ain't your life
Tell me

I'd like to give you a test
So darling, prepare yourself
When I say 'Love', please explain
What pictures pop in your brain

Cause when you talk about love
Say when you think about love
When you talk about love
You should be talking 'bout me

Now if you need to be taught
Don't make me an after thought
For every lesson that's wrong
You can bet my good loving will be gone

So let's erase any doubt
Take a second or two to figure out
Speak from your lips to my ears
Yes, I know you know what I wanna hear

When you talk about love
When you think about love
When you talk about love
You should be talking 'bout me

No, I'm not gonna play tit for tat
When it comes to affairs of the heart
But if I love you, I want love back
And I know that I love you so just do your part

When you talk about love
I said, when you think about love
When you talk about love
You should be talking 'bout me

So when you talk about love
When you think about love
So when you talk about love
You should be talking 'bout me

I say, say my name, Patti, Patti, that's right
Say, say my name, Patti, Patti[Incomprehensible]
Say, say my name, Patti, Patti, what's my name?
My name is love, love, love

Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love

My name is love, that's my name
You gotta talk about me

Say, when you talk about love
Say, when you think about love
Say, when you talk about love
You, should be talking 'bout love

Love, love, love, love

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Patti LaBelle

Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards (born May 24, 1944), better known under the stage name Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry. LaBelle spent 16 years as lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, who changed their name to Labelle in the early 1970s and released the iconic disco song, "Lady Marmalade". more »

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Written by: AL L GREEN, JAMES SAMUEL III HARRIS, JAMES HARRIS III, MABON LEWIS HODGES, TERRY LEWIS, JAMES QUENTON WRIGHT

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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10 facts about this song

Release Information
"When You Talk About Love" was released as the lead single from Patti LaBelle's 17th studio album, "Flame".
Chart performance
The song peaked at No. 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.
R&B Chart Success
On the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, it performed better and reached No. 6.
Nominations
The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1998.
Musical Genre
"When You Talk About Love" is mainly considered a song in the R&B and soul music genre.
Video Appearance
An interesting fact is that Erykah Badu and CeCe Winans made cameo appearances in the music video for this song.
Songwriter
The song was written by notable songwriter, Sami McKinney along with Jimmy Scott and Marilyn McLeod.
Production Team
Producers of the song include Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who are famous for their collaboration with several well-known artists including Latoya Jackson, Usher, Gwen Stefani and more.
Her Highest Charting Single
Given its placement on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, "When You Talk About Love" became one of Patti LaBelle's highest-charting singles of the 1990s.
Legacy
Despite its age, "When You Talk About Love" remains one of the most popular songs by Patti LaBelle and continues to earn the singer international recognition today.

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    Top Hot 100 Songs 1997

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