That's What Love Can Do
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"That's What Love Can Do" is a hit song by American female pop group Boy Krazy
. The song was produced by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken & Waterman, and first released in 1991 as Boy Krazy's debut single. Lead vocals were performed by group member Johnna Cummings
. This was the only single in which group member Renée Veneziale would be involved in, leaving the band in 1991 soon after its release. The song did not become a hit, peaking at #86 in the UK.
At the end of 1992, the song became successful in North American nightclubs, and radio airplay soon followed, prompting a re-release in early 1993. For this reissue, the song was remixed (the radio edit being an edit of the Hot Tracks
remix, which was popular at nightclubs). The song was a success this time round, becoming the group's signature song, and peaking at #18 in the Billboard Hot 100
. It also reached #1 in Pop airplay on the Radio & Records
CHR
/Pop chart, and #2 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. In the UK it was still not a big hit, peaking at #80.
The b-side on both releases was a cover of "One Thing Leads To Another", originally by the SAW-produced boyband Yell!. The lyrics were slightly rewritten on Boy Krazy's version to reflect the gender change. The original 1991 release featured Renée Veneziale singing the second verse, this was re-recorded by Josselyne Jones in the 1993 version, which can be found on the 1993 single and the Boy Krazy
album.
"That's What Love Can Do" was also recorded by Samantha Fox
, who recorded the song for her Just One Night album from 1991. However, the song was never released.
In 1999, British female group Toutes Les Filles covered the song, charting higher than the original in the UK, peaking at #44.
The 1991 video has the girls in a revolving scenario, the 5 girls sitting in swivel chairs, radiators, and also holding an electric fan or on a phone
booth, among other things.
The 1993 American video shows the girls in a bar, intercut with some scenes of the girls choreographing the song.
The 1993 British video mixed both previous videoclips, with additional footage from the 1993 American video in it.
Boy Krazy
Boy Krazy was a New York City-based girl group that saw brief fame in 1993 with their hit single "That's What Love Can Do".-Career:The group was put together through auditions by a management company in New York. Boy Krazy featured female singers Kimberly Blake, Josselyne Jones, Johnna Lee...
. The song was produced by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken & Waterman, and first released in 1991 as Boy Krazy's debut single. Lead vocals were performed by group member Johnna Cummings
Johnna Lee Cummings
-Boy Krazy:Cummings was a member of the all-girl group Boy Krazy, with whom she had major dance club success with their singles in the UK and the US "That's What Love Can Do" is their most famous track, and was their only chart hit in the US, where it hit #18 in 1993...
. This was the only single in which group member Renée Veneziale would be involved in, leaving the band in 1991 soon after its release. The song did not become a hit, peaking at #86 in the UK.
At the end of 1992, the song became successful in North American nightclubs, and radio airplay soon followed, prompting a re-release in early 1993. For this reissue, the song was remixed (the radio edit being an edit of the Hot Tracks
Hot Tracks
-Credits:*Dan McCafferty - vocals*Darrell Sweet - drums*Manny Charlton - guitar, producer*Pete Agnew - bass guitar, guitar-External links:*...
remix, which was popular at nightclubs). The song was a success this time round, becoming the group's signature song, and peaking at #18 in the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It also reached #1 in Pop airplay on the Radio & Records
Radio & Records
Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...
CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
/Pop chart, and #2 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. In the UK it was still not a big hit, peaking at #80.
The b-side on both releases was a cover of "One Thing Leads To Another", originally by the SAW-produced boyband Yell!. The lyrics were slightly rewritten on Boy Krazy's version to reflect the gender change. The original 1991 release featured Renée Veneziale singing the second verse, this was re-recorded by Josselyne Jones in the 1993 version, which can be found on the 1993 single and the Boy Krazy
Boy Krazy (album)
Boy Krazy is the self-titled debut of girl group Boy Krazy. This was the only album the group ever made. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, except "That's What Love Can Do" and "Good Times With Bad Boys", which are a Stock Aitken & Waterman production. Each member sings the lead...
album.
"That's What Love Can Do" was also recorded by Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
, who recorded the song for her Just One Night album from 1991. However, the song was never released.
In 1999, British female group Toutes Les Filles covered the song, charting higher than the original in the UK, peaking at #44.
Video
Three videos were filmed:The 1991 video has the girls in a revolving scenario, the 5 girls sitting in swivel chairs, radiators, and also holding an electric fan or on a phone
booth, among other things.
The 1993 American video shows the girls in a bar, intercut with some scenes of the girls choreographing the song.
The 1993 British video mixed both previous videoclips, with additional footage from the 1993 American video in it.
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
86 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
80 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
18 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
19 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 33 |
| U.S. Radio & Records Radio & Records Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and... Pop Airplay Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... |
1 |