I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)

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"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)"
Single by Kashif
from the album Kashif
B-side "Instrumental Version"
Released1982
Genre Post-disco, R&B
Length
  • 3:46(single version)
  • 4:50 (expanded version)
  • 5:48 (album & 12" version)
Label Arista Records
Songwriter(s) Kashif
Producer(s)
  • Kashif
  • Morrie Brown
Kashif singles chronology
"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)"
(1982)		"Stone Love"
(1983)

"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)" is a song by Kashif, released as a single in 1982 on Arista Records. This was the first single from his 1983 self-titled debut album. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Critical reception

Craig Lytle of AllMusic exclaimed, Kashif's "urgent delivery oozes with vibrancy accompanied by a poppin' rhythm arrangement and some solid change-ups." [5]

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard )103
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard) [6] 5
US Disco Top 80 (Billboard) [6] 28
UK Singles Chart [7] 79

References

  1. ↑ Kalia, Ammar (October 4, 2016). "Cult heroes: Kashif – inspirational pioneer of boogie and R&B". The Guardian . Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dit zijn de beste producties van Kashif". NPO Radio 2 . September 12, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Anderson-Rich, Louis (June 4, 2018). "10 early-80s post-disco tracks that helped inspire house". Mixmag . Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Blues & Soul: Issues 538-551. Napfield Limited. 1989. p. 34. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Lytle, Craig. "Kashif (1983): album review". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Kashif - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Chart History of "I Just Gotta Have You" (Official Singles Chart)". Official Charts. 19 March 1983. Retrieved 19 August 2025.


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