Who Sang It Better?
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Luther Vandross?
Agreed, but Roger did it justice. He carried the torch into a new generation. I don't know WHO could cover this song today.
I NEVER even heard of Chuggie Otis before.
The Brothers Johnson made this a Classic! A tremendous improvement over the Chuggie version. You can hear distinct periods of time in Popular Music with each version. Free Love/Hippie era, the Disco Era, and the New Jack Swing with a UK twist from the late 80s to early 90s.
Naw, Minnie gets all the props for the original.
But my first time hearing this song was the Love Jones soundtrack and I had a soft spot for that whole album.
Well I actually prefer Chante Moore's arrangement over Minnie's but there's a huge time gap between the two versions. With Chante's range being what it is I'm surprised your saying it wasn't a Chante song.
This song is a Standard. There really isn't a better or worse rendition of the song. What it does for me is mark stages of my life from being a toddler to now being a grandfather.
Brenda Holloway's release was the year I was born and there seems to have been done by other artists every decade since.
No one can do it better than the original because it sort of set the standard. Phyllis' voice made her version good and the others are covers of the song, except Prince's sounds more like a tribute than anything else.
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