Lost in Emotion

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"Lost in Emotion"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Lost.jpg
Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
from the album Spanish Fly
B-side "Motion Is Lost"
ReleasedJuly 1987
Genre
Length
  • 5:07 (album version)
  • 4:36 (single mix version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
  • Curt Bedeau
  • Gerry Charles
  • Hugh L Clarke
  • Brian George
  • Lucien George
  • Paul George
Producer(s) Full Force
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam singles chronology
"Head to Toe"
(1987)		"Lost in Emotion"
(1987)		"Someone to Love Me for Me"
(1987)

"Lost in Emotion" is a song by urban contemporary band Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly . The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on October 17, 1987, becoming their second number-one single, after "Head to Toe" earlier in the year. Worldwide, the song entered the top 10 in Canada and the top 20 in New Zealand.

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Background

Full Force member Lou George describes "Lost in Emotion" as "a combination" of two Mary Wells' hits: "Two Lovers" and "You Beat Me to the Punch", an idea which occurred to George as the result of his playing Wells' Greatest Hits album on which "Two Lovers" and "You Beat Me to the Punch" were sequential tracks. George - "We didn't steal the riffs: all we did was get the flavoring...We [used] a xylophone and some bells because back in the Motown days they always used those simple instruments." [2]

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed at the 116th Street Festival in Harlem. With the exception of the group dance routine, the video was filmed in a way that gave it an unrehearsed feel, meant to match the carnival setting. [3] In a 2020 interview with NJArts.net, Lisa Lisa recalled telling the director, "Look, just have the camera follow us and we're going to have fun with this." [4]

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 19, 2021). "The Number Ones: Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam's "Lost In Emotion". Stereogum . Retrieved November 7, 2023. ...Full Force could make '60s structures work in an '80s dance-pop setting. They made it sound easy.
  2. ↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th ed.). New York: Billboard Books (Crown Publishing Group). ISBN   978-0823076772.
  3. ↑ "Throwback Video of the Week: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Lost in Emotion" . Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lisa Lisa interview: 'Just let me sing!' - NJArts.net" . Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0896." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Lost in Emotion". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . October 17, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. October 17, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Adult Contemporary" . Billboard. October 31, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard. October 10, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. October 3, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hot Crossover 30" (PDF). Billboard. September 12, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of '87". RPM . Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ↑ "No. 1 Awards 1987: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-22. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ "No. 1 Awards 1987: Top Dance Sales 12-inch Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-30. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ "No. 1 Awards 1987: Top Black Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-28. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ "No. 1 Awards 1987: Top Hot Crossover Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-27. Retrieved March 23, 2025.


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