"I Got a Love" is the first single from Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & CL Smooth

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth are a hip-hop duo from Mount Vernon, New York. They made their debut with their 1991 EP, All Souled Out and followed with 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP.-The Golden Age :...

's second album, The Main Ingredient, released in 1994. The song is a horn and guitar-driven love-jam, which sees CL exploring his "ladies man" persona which he first introduced on "Lots of Lovin'

Lots of Lovin'

"Lots of Lovin'" is the third and final single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth from their album, Mecca and the Soul Brother. This song is a love-ode to CL's partner and features one of Pete Rock's most sensuous productions; full of flutes and suave keyboard riffs. The song samples the Ohio Players cover...

". It samples "Ain't Got the Love (Of One Girl on My Mind)" by The Ambassadors. The B-side is the titular track from The Main Ingredient. The single also contains a downtempo remix of "I Got a Love".

Track listing

Side A
1. I Got A Love (LP Version) (4:57)

2. I Got A Love (Remix) (5:02)

3. I Got A Love (Instrumental) (4:56)

Side B
4. The Main Ingredient (LP Version) (4:46)

5. The Main Ingredient (Instrumental) (4:45)

6. I Got A Love (Remix Instrumental) (4:46)

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
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