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{{Infobox song

| name = Love Come Down

| cover = Love Come Down 12-inch US vinyl Side A.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Side-A label of American 12-inch vinyl single

| type = single

| artist = Evelyn King

| album = Get Loose

| released = July 1982

| recorded =

| studio =

*Kashif's Celestial Sounds (New York City, New York)

*The Power Station (New York City, New York)

| genre = Funk

| length =

*3:43 (7-inch version)

*6:07 (album version)

| label = RCA Victor

| writer = Kashif

| producer = Morrie Brown

| prev_title = Spirit of the Dancer

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Betcha She Don't Love You

| next_year = 1982

| misc =

}}

"'Love Come Down'" is a song written by American musician Kashif. It was recorded by American singer Evelyn King for her fifth album 'Get Loose' (1982). "Love Come Down" was released in July 1982 by RCA Records as the lead single from 'Get Loose'. In the United States, it reached number one on the 'Billboard' Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts and number 17 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. It also cracked the top 20 on the charts in several other countries as well.

A reggae version of the song by Jamaican singer Barry Biggs hit the top-five in the Netherlands in 1983. The song was a UK Top 40 hit in 1994 when covered by British singer Alison Limerick. In 2013, The Saturdays released a cover of the song as a B-side to single "Disco Love". In 2014, Liam Keegan released a version of "Love Come Down" featuring vocalist Julia Schlippert.[http://www.djricomixshow.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=20248 DJ RICO MIXSHOW MIXSHOW Liam Keegan ft. Julia Schlippert "Love Come Down"][https://www.facebook.com/LiamKeeganOfficial/posts/10152221826655903 new single "Love Comes Down" ft Julia Schlippert is this weeks #4 Breakout on the Billboard Dance Chart] Jess Glynne also performed a cover of the song on the 201516 edition of Jools' Annual Hootenanny.

In 2014, "Love Come Down" has been placed on Bruce Pollock's list of The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000.

Track listing and formats



;American 7-inch vinyl single (PB-13273)

;American 12-inch vinyl single (PD-13274)

Credits and personnel



* Backing vocals  Evelyn King, Kashif

* Guitar  Ira Siegel

* Drums  Leslie Ming

* OB-X handclaps  Kashif, Steve Goldman

* Percussion instrument  Bashiri Johnson

* Acoustic piano, electric piano (Fender Rhodes), keyboards, analog synthesizer (Oberheim OB-X), analog bass synthesizer (Minimoog)  Kashif

* Lyrics and music  Kashif

* Producer  Morrie Brown, Kashif (assoc.), Paul Lawrence Jones III (assoc.)

* Recording studio  Kashif's Celestial Sounds, The Power Station

;Post-production

* Audio mastering  Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

* Audio mixing  Sigma Sound Studios, New York

Charts



Weekly charts



Sampling



The song has been sampled many times, including the following:

*"Love Come Down" by Liam Keegan feat. Julia Schlippert (2014)

See also



*List of number-one dance singles of 1982 (U.S.)

*List of number-one R&B singles of 1982 (U.S.)

References



*[ Evelyn "Champagne" King discography at Billboard.com]


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