"Saturday Love" was a top ten US R&B

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 hit, and a top ten UK

UK Singles Chart

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 hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle

Cherrelle

Cheryl Anne Norton, better known by her stage name, Cherrelle , is an American R&B singer who gained fame in the 1980s...

 and Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best-known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Fake", and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".-Biography:...

; released in 1985

1985 in music

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. The song appeared on Cherrelle's gold album High Priority on Tabu Records

Tabu Records

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 and included an extended spoken dialogue introduction skit set in a bar.
The song peaked at #2 on the US R&B chart, and became a moderate pop hit peaking at #26 on the US Hot 100.. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart, and #7 on the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

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In 2007, O'Neal re-recorded the song for his album Alex Loves..., released in February 2008. This version featured the vocals of Bianca Lindgreen, a long time friend of O'Neal's.

In 2008, "Saturday Love" was sampled for Sway DaSafo's

Sway DaSafo

Derek Andrew Safo is a Ghanaian British musician who uses the stage names Sway DaSafo or Sway. He is signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik record label and he is also a producer, establishing DCypha Productions.-Childhood:...

 British Hip Hop/R&B hit "Saturday Night Hustle

Saturday Night Hustle

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" which featured vocals from R&B singer Lemar

Lemar

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. Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...

 also sampled the song on "Keep your head to the sky", the Japan bonus song on her 1998 album Order in the Court

Order in the Court

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Also in 2008, "Saturday Love - 2008 Remixes" was released in a special edition EP featuring 11 club/house remixes as well as an accapella.

Samples of O'Neal's vocals from the original 1985 release have been used in the dance hit "My Feeling" by Junior Jack

Junior Jack

Junior Jack is an Italian-Belgian house music producer and DJ.-Biography:...

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O'Neal and Cherrelle reunited and performed the song at the 2011 BET Awards and afterwards, presented the Best Collaboration award

Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard

Christopher Theodore Ruben Studdard , best known as Ruben Studdard, is an American R&B, pop, and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol...

 and KeKe Wyatt

Keke Wyatt

Ketara Shavon "Keke" Wyatt is a multi-talented American R&B recording artist. She became popular after a highly successful collaboration with R&B singer Avant on his platinum album My Thoughts...

 cover the song on her upcoming LP Unbelievable

Unbelievable

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 due June 14th, 2011 on Shanachie Entertainment. They performed the song together on The Mo'Nique Show

The Mo'Nique Show

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 episode airing May 17th, 2011. Toro Y Moi

Toro Y Moi

Chazwick Bundick better known by his stage name Toro Y Moi, is an American recording artist and producer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the chillwave movement of summer 2010...

also covers the song on the upcoming EP, Freaking Out to be released September 13, 2011