Best Of My Love

Album: Best Of My Love: The Best Of The Emotions (1977)
Charted: 4 1
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  • Doesn't take much to make me happy
    And make me smile with glee
    Never never will I feel discouraged
    'Cause our love's no mystery
    Demonstrating love and affection
    That you give so openly, yeah
    I like the way you make me feel about you, baby
    Want the whole wide world to see

    Oh oh, you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh (oh), you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh, you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh (oh), you've got the best of my love

    Flowing in and out of changes
    Kind that come around each day
    My life has a better meaning
    Love has kissed me in a beautiful way

    Oh, yeah
    (My love, my love)
    Oh, oh, oh, yeah
    (My love, my love) ooh
    (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

    Oh, got the best of my love
    Oh oh (yes you do), you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh, you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh, you've got the best of my love

    Demonstrating free love and affection
    That you give so openly, yeah
    The way I feel about you baby
    Can't explain it
    Want the whole wide world to see

    Oh, but in my heart you're all I need
    You for me and me for you
    Oh yeah, it's growing everyday, baby
    Oh, oh, oh
    Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo (ow)

    Oh oh oh oh oh oh, you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh oh oh oh oh you've got the best of my love
    Oh, giving you the best of my love
    My love (my love), my love (my love)

    Oh, giving you the best of my love
    My love (my love), oh yeah
    Oh oh oh oh oh oh, you've got the best of my love
    Oh oh oh oh oh oh, you've got the best of my love
    Oh, giving you the best of my love
    (You've got the best, you've got the best)
    (You've got the best, you've got the best love)

    Oh, giving you the best of my love Writer/s: Al Mckay, Maurice White
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Esskayess from EarthDoug, that's hilarious! The last time I saw a guy react to a disliked song on a jukebox, he dumped a container full of parmesan cheese into it to make it stop. Didn't work, but it got our entire group thrown out.
  • Markantney from BiloxeJun 2015,

    Doug, yes that's hilarious. He just saw the title and started hitting buttons!!!

    I was a young pup in the "Hood" when this was out and it's one of the FEW (Big) songs of the era I don't like. They just played it too much for me, I guess? Odd, I love the many other songs-hits, be they fast/slow/mid-tempo by both groups.

    I can still hear (ALL) the young girls I grew up with singing that song all out of key and loud:):)

    Since Disco was big at the time and bridge Club R&B with Pop; you just couldn't escape this song.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyHere's a debate; 'Best of My Love' was #1 for 5 weeks and in the Top 100 for 23 weeks, while 'I Just Want to Be Your Everything' was #1 for 4 weeks but in the Top 100 for 31 weeks... When Billboard did it's Year-End chart for the Top 100 Songs of 1977, Gibb's song was #2 and The Emotions' at #3... {I think The Emotions should have gotten #2 because they bumped Gibb twice out of the No. 1 spot} Copy & paste: http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1977.htm
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyThis song had a strange run at #1... On July 30th, 1977 "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb reached #1 & stayed there for 3 weeks, then "Best of My Love" became #1 for 4 weeks. But Andy Gibb reclaimed #1 for a week, and then "Best of My Love" for the 2nd time knocked him out of the top spot for another week at #1!!! {That's five total weeks at #1 and 23 weeks in the Top 100}
  • Doug from Oakland, CaI have a funny story to tell about this song.
    I was in a pizza parlor in the Summer of 1977 when this young white kid went to the jukebox and Best of My Love by The Emotions came on son after he put the coins in.
    The kid then started cussing and banging on the jukebox.Evidently he thought he was going to hear The Eagles doing You Get the Best of My Love!
  • Caitlin from Upper Township, NjVonzell Soloman did i really good version of this on American Idol 4.
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