"A Deeper Love" is a song written by Robert Clivillés and David Cole and performed by Clivillés & Cole, featuring vocals by Deborah Cooper and Paul Pesco. The song was the duo's fifth number-one on the US dance chart.[1] On other US charts, "A Deeper Love" peaked at number 83 on the soul singles chart and number 44 on the pop chart.[2] Overseas, especially in Europe the single charted higher, going to number 15 in the UK and number eight on the Dutch Top 40.[3]
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Single by Clivillés & Cole | |
Released | 1991 |
Genre | Dance |
Length | 5:36 |
Label | Columbia |
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Originally, Clivilles & Cole released an LP-single A-side that had their version of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" which peaked at number six on the US dance chart as well as peaking at number 54 on the Hot 100.
Randy Clark and Bryan DeVaney from Cash Box wrote, "This single is your basic "house, club-styled" cut that will easily find its way into the club scene after the buzz starts. The "Radio Edit Remix" has a lot more sounds in it, and would be preferred for radio play."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented in their review that C & C Music Factory "do what the Pet Shop Boys (Where The Streets Have No Name) did before them—adapt a song of world's leading rock band U2 and take it to the dance floor. The gospel-framed arrangement makes their version particularly interesting."[5] Andy Beevers from Music Week said that "just when Pride has dropped from the charts, its B-side (which was the track most DJs were playing anyway) re-appears as a single in its own right. The brand new 12 minute long Deeper Feeling remix, executed by C&C themselves. is even more anthemic than the original and is strong enough to take the song back into the Top 40. Well, it worked for Black And White."[6]
In 2004, Slant Magazine ranked the song number five in their list of "The 100 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".[7] In 2020, the magazine placed it at number 16 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".[8]
The music video for these songs was actually one long featurette, beginning with "Deeper Love" and then continuing into "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" halfway through the video. The video was labelled "Pride (A Deeper Love)".
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Deeper Love" (Radio Version) | |
2. | "A Deeper Love" (Radio Edit Remix) | |
3. | "A Deeper Love" (Ballad Radio Edit) |
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1. | "A Deeper Love" (Radio Version) | 4:21 |
2. | "A Deeper Love" (A Deeper Feeling Mix) | 12:05 |
3. | "A Deeper Love" (Underground Club Mix / Let's Go Chanting - Continuous Play) | 12:20 |
4. | "A Deeper Love" (Ballad Radio Edit) | 4:36 |
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 85 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 22 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] | 42 |
Europe Dance (Music & Media)[12] | 4 |
Finland (IFPI)[13] | 3 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] | 35 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] | 8 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 6 |
Spain (AFYVE)[17] | 9 |
UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 15 |
UK Dance (Music Week)[19] | 2 |
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[20] | 1 |
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Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits: 1980-1994 | ||||
Released | January 31, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
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Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Clivillés & Cole | |||
Producer(s) | C+C Music Factory | |||
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In 1994, Aretha Franklin covered "A Deeper Love" featuring a backing vocal by Lisa Fischer; this version was also produced by Clivillés & Cole and was later released on January 31, 1994, by Arista Records as the lead single of her Greatest Hits (1980–1994) collection. The Aretha Franklin version also went to number one on the US dance charts for two weeks.[22] On other US charts, "A Deeper Love" went to #30 on the soul singles chart and #63 on the Hot 100[23] as well as being featured in a special remix played over the end credits to Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the massive 1992 club hit for Clivillés & Cole "gets a dynamic, melodramatic reading from the Queen of Soul", describing it as "gospel-soaked" and stating further that the album version "sticks fairly close in style to the original record, with myriad remixes traveling down a variety of more current, trend-conscious roads. C & C deliver an abundance of slammin' sounds that are over-the-top enough to keep up with La Franklin's vocal."[24] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian deemed it a "great excursion into house music", noting that "picking up on the religious undercurrent of the lyrics, she shifts from scat singing to fervent gospel sermonising".[25] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "What would good old Jerry Wexler think of this? The Queen of the Atlantic soul now offers her services to C&C's dance hit factory."
NOS/Hilversum DJ/producer Tom Blomberg was continually struck by Franklin's "incredible gospel-esque" vocals. He said, "That dance groove is still very acceptable for radio. Besides, it's no longer 1967, technique has developed since then, so why wouldn't she benefit from that?"[26] Andy Beevers from Music Week rated the song five out of five, adding that it "manages to be even more uplifting" than Clivilles & Cole's 1992 original, and "has all the hallmarks of a big hit."[27] Karen Holmes from The Network Forty noted that the singer "waves her magical wand again with a brilliant rendition that transcends any format restrictions. Taking the best of what we remember her for, then adding a little more spice than in recent projects, this track targets all demos."[28]
Fact ranked "A Deeper Love" number five in their list of 21 diva-house belters that still sound incredible in 2014.[29]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Radio Mix) | 4:34 |
2. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Music Factory Mix) | 12:05 |
3. | "A Deeper Love" (Tribesman Mix) | 11:19 |
4. | "A Deeper Love" (A Deeper Mix) | 11:59 |
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1. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Hot Mix) | 4:41 |
2. | "A Deeper Love" (Single Mix) | 4:34 |
3. | "A Deeper Love" (Morales Single Mix) | 4:24 |
4. | "A Deeper Love" (Tribesman Mix) | 11:19 |
5. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Music Factory Mix) | 12:05 |
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Single by Tiësto | ||||
from the album Club Life, Vol. 2 - Miami | ||||
Released | December 27, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Progressive house[43] | |||
Length | 3:48 (Radio Mix) 5:56 (Original Mix) | |||
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Producer(s) | Tiësto | |||
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"What Can We Do (A Deeper Love)" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto with uncredited vocals from American singer Anastacia. It was released on December 27, 2011, in the Netherlands. It is the second single from the Tiësto mixed compilation Club Life, Vol. 2 - Miami. But, it's the Third Party remix of the song which is included in the album.
Tiësto and Anastacia sampled the Aretha Franklin version of "A Deeper Love" to use the chorus in their song. The song was featured in commercials for Škoda Auto. Anastacia later released a solo version during the summer of 2012.
The music video premiered on Tiësto's official YouTube channel on January 20, 2012.[44]
Digital download (MF038)
Digital download / Anastacia's 2012 solo pop version (BMG)
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