Next Love

"Next Love"

Single by Deniece Williams

from the album Let's Hear It for the Boy

Released

1984

Format

7" vinyl, 12" vinyl

Length

7:05 (12" version)

Label

Columbia 44 05043 (US)

Writer(s)

George Duke, Deniece Williams

Deniece Williams singles chronology

"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
(1984)

"Next Love"
(1984)

"Black Butterfly"
(1984)

"Next Love" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Deniece Williams. It was released in 1984 for Columbia Records. The song was written and produced by the singer herself and the multi-instrumentalist George Duke.

The song comes from her 1984 album Let's Hear it for the Boy which also features the crossover hit of the same name.

"Next Love" peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Dance and number 22 on the R&B chart. It also entered the Hot 100 chart, peaking low at number 81.^[1]

Track listing

1984 release

12" vinyl^[2]

US: Columbia / 44 05043

A-side
No.	Title	Version	Length
1.	"Next Love"	Vocal	7:07

B-side
No.	Title	Version	Length
1.	"Next Love"	Instrumental	4:51

Personnel

Fred Washington – bass guitar
Hubert Laws – flute
Paul Jackson – guitar
Sheila E. percussion
Ricky Lawson – drums
George Merrill, Roosevelt Christmas, Shannon Rubicam – background vocals
George Duke – composer, Rhodes electric piano, Memory Moog synthesizer

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	81
US Billboard Black Singles^[1]	22
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play^[1]	17

References

1 2 3 4 "(((Deniece Williams : discography))) on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
↑ ""Next Love" (CBS) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-25.

Deniece Williams

Studio albums	This Is Niecy (1976) Song Bird (1977) When Love Comes Calling (1979) My Melody (1981) Niecy (1982) I'm So Proud (1983) Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) Hot On the Trail (1986) Water Under the Bridge (1987) As Good As It Gets (1988) Love Solves It All (1996) This Is My Song (1998) Love, Niecy Style (2007)

Other albums	That's What Friends Are For (1978)

Singles	"Free" (1976) "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) "Silly" (1981) "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) "Next Love" (1984) "Black Butterfly" (1984)

Duet singles	"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1978) "Love Won't Let Me Wait" (1984)

Related topics	Deniece Williams discography Johnny Mathis Family Ties

Book:Deniece Williams

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