I Got a Love

"I Got a Love"
Single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth
from the album The Main Ingredient
Released	September 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:57
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Producer(s)	Pete Rock
Pete Rock & CL Smooth singles chronology
"One in a Million" (1993) "I Got a Love" (1994) "Take You There" (1994)

"I Got a Love" is the first single from Pete Rock & CL Smooth's second album, The Main Ingredient , released in 1994. ^{[1] [2]} 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'". It samples "Ain't Got the Love (Of One Girl on My Mind)" by The Ambassadors. The B-Side is the title 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) (5:01)

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	69
Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	20

References

1. Wilson, Ken (8 December 1994). "Urban sounds from Thug Life, Rock and Smooth, Rob Base". Time Out . p. 18. Retrieved 14 April 2025– via The Cincinnati Post , via Newspapers.com.
2. Howell, Peter (12 November 1994). "Breeders-type band with chops worth its salt". The Toronto Star. p. J12. Retrieved 14 April 2025– via Newspapers.com.