Dedicated to Love

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"Dedicated to Love"
Single by TJ Cases and Marissa
Released2000
Genre UK garage
Length5:57
Label
  • WEA
  • Cut & Play Recordings
  • Inner Life
Songwriter(s) TJ Cases
Producer(s) TJ Cases
TJ Cases singles chronology
"It's My Life"
(2000)
"Dedicated to Love"
(2000)
"If I Give You"
(2000)
Marissasingles chronology
"Dedicated to Love"
(2000)
"If I Give You"
(2000)

"Dedicated to Love" is a song by UK garage/house musician TJ Cases featuring Marissa on vocals. It was released as a single in 2000 on Cases' own label Cut & Play Recordings and then on major label WEA. The song reached number 85 on the UK Singles Chart, and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in December 2000. Initial pressings were credited as TJ Cases presents Marissa, then later solely to Marissa, with Cases credited as songwriter and producer on all CD and 12-inch releases. [1]

Contents

The song appears on the 2001 compilation album Garage Nation Summer 2001, mixed by Jason Kaye and Sticky and featuring MC Donae'o, released via INCredible. [2] [3]

Track listing

UK CD maxi-single
  1. "Dedicated to Love" (Radio Edit) – 3:43
  2. "Dedicated to Love" (Vocal Dub) – 5:57
  3. "Dedicated to Love" (Moody Dub) – 5:22
  4. "Dedicated to Love" (Soulchild R&B Edit) – 4:02

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 85
UK Dance Singles (Official Charts Company) [5] 1

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