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Love T.K.O.

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Wikipedia article




"'Love T.K.O.'" is a song written by Cecil Womack and Gip Noble, Jr. It was written for soul singer David Oliver and appeared first on his album 'Here's to You' in 1980.

Teddy Pendergrass recording



"Love T.K.O." is mainly associated with R&B and soul artist Teddy Pendergrass, who recorded the song for his 1980 album 'TP', releasing it as a single the same year. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 44 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100.

Charts



Teddy Pendergrass version



Regina Belle version

Regina Belle recorded and released her version in 1995 and included on her Reachin' Back LP.

Other recordings



"Love TKO" has been covered by several artists, including:

*Deborah Harry

*Hall & Oates

*Bette Midler

*Boz Scaggs

*Lambchop

*Michael McDonald

*Seal

*Cecil and Linda Womack recorded the song themselves as Womack & Womack and it appeared simply as "T.K.O." on their debut album 'Love Wars' in 1983.

*Fourplay

*Modern Man (Pittsburgh R&B/dance/cover band)

*Tatsuro Yamashita on his 1999 album 'On the Street Corner 3'

Samples



*In 1995, R&B group Xscape sampled it for their remix of "Who Can I Run To".

*In 1996, the song was sampled by Kenny Lattimore on "I Won't Let You Down".

*Total as well as featured in the 2015 motion picture 'Concussion'.

Popular culture



*In 2006, Pendergrass' version of the song was featured in the popular video game 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories' on fictional radio station VCFL.

*It was used in 2005 video game 'Fahrenheit' (a.k.a. 'Indigo Prophecy').

*DJ Spooky referenced the song in his essay titled "Groove Theory" in 'URB'.

*Artist Ahmad Lewis used the melody for a remix of his 1994 song "Back in the Day" from his self-titled album 'Ahmad'.

References



Category:1980 singles

Category:Philadelphia International Records singles

Category:Songs written by Cecil Womack

Category:Teddy Pendergrass songs

Category:1980 songs

Category:Mercury Records singles

Category:Regina Belle songs

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