Love of a Lifetime (Chaka Khan song)

"Love of a Lifetime"
Single by Chaka Khan
from the album Destiny
B-side	"Coltrane Dreams"
Released	1986
Length	4:12
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriters	David Gamson Green Gartside
Producers	Green Gartside Arif Mardin
Chaka Khan singles chronology
"Eye to Eye" (1985) "Love of a Lifetime" (1986) "Tight Fit" (1986)

"Love of a Lifetime" is a 1986 single by Chaka Khan. The single was the first release from Chaka Khan's Destiny album. ^[1] "Love of a Lifetime" was written by David Gamson and Green Gartside. Gartside performed backing vocals and also co-produced the single along with Arif Mardin. The music video was filmed on location at Long Island's Adventureland amusement park.

Chart performance

In the UK, "Love of a Lifetime" peaked at No. 52. In the US, the single reached No. 53 on the Hot 100. On other charts, it peaked at No. 21 on the soul singles chart. ^[2] "Love of a Lifetime" had its best showing on the US dance chart, where it peaked at #11. ^[3]

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [4]	52
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	53
US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco-Club Play	11
US Billboard Hot Black Singles	21

References

1. "Destiny - Chaka Khan". AllMusic . Retrieved June 13, 2023.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 321.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 144.
4. "CHAKA KHAN songs and albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012. Record Research. p. 460.