"We Got a Love Thang" is a 1991 song by the musician CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

, originally released on her debut album Finally

Finally (CeCe Peniston album)

Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on January 28, 1992 by A&M Records. Prior to that, she recorded her debut single "Finally", which topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart on October 26, 1991, peaking eventually at number five on the Billboard...

from 1992.

The song was co-written by Chantay Savage

Chantay Savage

Chantay Savage is an R&B/dance singer who found substantial success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem...

, and became the second number one hit for the artist, remaining on the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart two weeks. In the UK the title scored number six, while on the reached number twenty.

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston
  CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
  
   - lead vocal
  Singing
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  , back vocal
• Steve "Silk" Hurley - remix
  Remix
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  , arranger
  Arranger
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  , keyboards, drum
  Drum
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   programming, producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  
• E-Smoove - remix, additional producer
• Maurice Joshua
  Maurice Joshua
  Maurice Joshua, also known just as Maurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, is a record producer who is most known for his laid back and soulful House music style remixes.-Career:...
  
   - remix, edits, additional producer
• Kym Sims
  Kym Sims
  Kym Sims is an American singer, whose biggest success came outside her home market. Sims began her career as an advertising jingle singer before breaking through into the dance music market.-Career:...
  
   - back vocal
• Chantay Savage
  Chantay Savage
  Chantay Savage is an R&B/dance singer who found substantial success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem...
  
   - writer
  Songwriter
  A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
  
  , back vocal
• Darnnel Rush
  Donell Rush
  Donell Rush was an American R&B singer, who was signed to RCA Records in the 1990s. He scored a Top 10 hit in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with the song "Symphony", from his debut album, Comin' & Goin. "Symphony" peaked at #66 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1992...
  
   - back vocal
• Larry Sturm - engineer
  Engineer
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• Eric Miller
  Eric Miller (musician)
  Eric Miller is an American house music DJ, record producer and remixer. As E-Smoove he worked for a number of years with Steve "Silk" Hurley and Maurice Joshua, before he hit the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1998 with "Deja Vu," which climbed to #16. The song reached #63 in the UK...
  
   - writer, engineer
• Jere "Jam" McAllister - writer, keyboards
• Manny Lehman
  Manny Lehman
  Manny Lehman is a house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Lehman is one of the most requested remixers presently, transforming many songs into club hits....
  
   - executive producer
  Executive producer
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• Mark Mazzetti - executive producer
• Tangle Wood Studios, Brookfield, Illinois
  Brookfield, Illinois
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   - recording studio
  Recording studio
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• Last Song, Inc. - publisher
• Third Coast Music (ASCAP) - admin

Track listings

CD Single, France, 390 702-2

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

CD Maxi, Europe, AMCD 846, 390 846-2

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

CD Maxi, Australasia, 390 680-2

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

CD Maxi, US, 75021 2395-2

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14
5. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
6. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27

CD Maxi, US, Promo, 75021 7330-2

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit II) - 4:11
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice's 7") - 4:32
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27
5. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
6. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14
7. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
8. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23
9. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice's Dub) - 7:17
10. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

CD Maxi, UK, 582 345-2

1. "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:26
2. "Finally" (Choice' Mix) - 4:09
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 4:28
4. "Hit by Love
   Hit by Love
   "Hit by Love" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, released as the fourth single from her album record Thought 'Ya Knew, and the fifth number one hit in the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play for the artist....
   
   " (LP Version) - 4:34

Cassette, US, 75021 1594-4

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

7" Single, UK & Netherlands, AM 846, 390 846-7

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49

7" Single, US, 75021 1594-7

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30
2. "Finally"

12" Maxi, UK & Netherlands, AMY 846, 390 846-1

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45
5. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49
6. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23
7. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

12" Maxi, UK, Promo, AMYDJ 846

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky 7") - 3:45
5. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Edit) - 3:49
6. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23
7. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

12" Maxi, US, 75021 2395-1

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14
5. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
6. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27

12" Maxi, US, Promo, Double, 75021 7328-1

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky Dub Thang) - 4:23
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (Hurley's Silky 7") - 4:30
4. "We Got a Love Thang" (LP Version) - 5:27
5. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice 12") - 7:14
6. "We Got a Love Thang" (Maurice's Dub) - 7:17
7. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Groovy Mix) - 6:25
8. "We Got a Love Thang" (E-Smoove Dub) - 6:37

12" Maxi, UK, AMY 858

1. "Finally" (12" Choice Mix) — 7:04
2. "Finally" (12" PKA Mix) — 7:08
3. "We Got a Love Thang" (The Factory Jam) — 7:08

12" Maxi, UK, Promo, AMYDJ 858

1. "Finally" (12" Choice Mix) — 7:04
2. "Finally" (12" PKA Mix) — 7:08
3. "We Got A Love Thang" (The Factory Jam) — 7:08

12" Maxi, UK, S12DJ-056

1. "Finally" (12" Choice Mix) — 7:04
2. "We Got a Love Thang" (Silky House Thang) - 6:58

12 Maxi, UK, Promo, Not On Label, GOTLOVE001

1. "We Got a Love Thang" (Paavo Thorian Remix)

Peak positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	36
Belgian VRT Top 30 VRT Top 30 The VRT Top 30 or Radio 2 Top 30 is a Belgian record chart that runs on the VRT, more specifically on Radio 2. The list is the new version of the old BRT Top 30, that changed along with the media group's name in 1992....	30
Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	26
Canadian RPM 10 Dance/Urban RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...	1
Dutch Nederlandse Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	4
Dutch Single Top 100	9
German Top 100 Singles Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	41
Irish IRMA Top 50 Singles Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	15
Japanese Tokio Hot 100	3
New Zealandian RIANZ Top 40 Singles Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	33
Swedish Sverigetopplistan Top 60 Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	34
UK Top 75 Singles 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 ...	6
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 Pop Singles	19
U.S. 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...	20
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 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,...	38

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
American Top 40 American Top 40 American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...	79
Dutch Top 100 Singles (by Nederlandse Top 40)
Japanese Tokio Top 100	21
UK Top Singles	88
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Singles	97
U.S. Billboard Top Dance Music Club Play Singles	16

Chart successions

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1992 (U.S.)
• List of top 10 singles in 1992 (UK)
• The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever!
  The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever!
  The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! is a long-running compilation series released by Circa Records, as part of the The Best... Album in the World...Ever! brand.-Disc 1:#Black Box - "Ride On Time"#2 Unlimited - "No Limit"#Haddaway - "What is Love"...
  
  

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