music.wikisort.org - Composition

"All My Love" is a song by American rapper Queen Pen featuring vocals from Eric Williams of R&B group Blackstreet. Sampling Luther Vandross's "Never Too Much",[1] the song was written by Queen Pen, Jay-Z, and Teddy Riley, who also produced the track, and was included on Queen Pen's debut studio album, My Melody, in 1997. The following year, on January 20, "All My Love" was issued as the album's second single. Upon its release, the song reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the single peaked at number one for four weeks and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).

"All My Love"
Single by Queen Pen featuring Eric Williams
from the album My Melody
B-side	"No Diggity" "Party Ain't a Party"
Released	January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)
Length	3:25
Label	Interscope Lil' Man
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Carter Teddy Riley Lynise Walters Luther Vandross
Producer(s)	Teddy Riley
Queen Pen singles chronology
"Man Behind the Music" (1997) "All My Love" (1998) "Party Ain't a Party" (1998)
Music video
"All My Love" on YouTube

Release and reception

"All My Love" was commercially released in the United States on January 20, 1998 and in the United Kingdom on April 27, 1998.[2][3] British columnist James Masterton called the track a "brilliant" song and noted that it was a much better effort than Queen Pen's debut, "Man Behind the Music", while Music & Media magazine referred to the song as "catchy beyond belief".[4][5]

In the US, "All My Love" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 17 on the Hot R&B Singles chart, and number 11 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.[6][7][8] In Canada, the track rose to number 21 on the RPM Dance ranking.[9] On May 3, 1998, "All My Love" debuted at its peak of number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, staying in the top 100 for five weeks.[10] Across the rest of Europe, the single entered the top 50 in France and Germany.[11][12] The record was a number-one hit in New Zealand, where it stayed atop the RIANZ Singles Chart for four weeks, earned a gold certification for selling over 5,000 copies, and ended 1998 as the country's 13th-most-successful song.[13][14][15]

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the US CD single liner notes.[1]

• Jay-Z – writing (as Shawn Carter)
• Teddy Riley – writing, all instruments, production, programming, arrangement
• Queen Pen – writing (as Lynise Walters), vocals
• Luther Vandross – writing ("Never Too Much")
• Eric Williams – featured vocals

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	5,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 24, 1997	Urban radio	Interscope Lil' Man	[27]
	January 20, 1998	CD		[2]
United Kingdom	April 27, 1998	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[3]

References

---