The Emotions, Best of My Love | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 132^nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Best of My Love” by The Emotions.

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 132^nd edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “Best of My Love”, performed by 🎙 The Emotions.

“Demonstrating love and affection / That you give so openly, yeah / I like the way you make me feel about you, baby / Want the whole wide world to see.” Woo! When it comes to renowned R&B/soul collective 🎙 The Emotions, the first song that comes to mine is… 🎵 “Best of My Love”, PERIOD!!! Most often, The Emotions were a trio, originally comprised of siblings 🎙 Wanda, 🎙  Sheila, and 🎙 Jeanette Hutchinson. Notably, their younger sister,  🎙 Pamela (1958 – 2020), joined beginning with the collective’s best known album, 💿 Rejoice (1977).  Why is the platinum certified LP their best known album? Because it features the 🏆 Grammy-winning, platinum certified, no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.  “Best of My Love” spent five weeks in the penthouse on the pop charts, and four weeks atop the R&B charts. Impressive!

It should be noted that the infectious “Best of My Love” was written by 🎼 ✍ Al McKay and Maurice White. White, who also produced the track, is famous in his own right as a member of an iconic funk/R&B/soul collective: 🎛️ Earth, Wind & Fire.  Naturally, with his work behind the boards, catchy songwriting, and tuneful melodies, The Emotions thrived.  The minute the bombastic, exuberant introduction is played, “Best of My Love” is instantly recognizable – one of the biggest soul records of the 1970s.  The groove is electrifying, the horns sound incredibly ripe on the hits and riffs, while the rhythm section is DEFINITELY ‘in the pocket’ as they say.  The vocals are elite as well, bringing plenty of attitude as the sisters celebrate L-O-V-E. The chorus is the section to beat – DUH! Sing it with me: “Whoa, whoa, you got the best of my love.” Even so, the verses are epic too, showing off the best of the group. 🎵 “Best of My Love” speaks for itself as the crème de la crème of the soul catalog.

🎙 The Emotions • 💿 Rejoice • 🏷 Columbia • 🗓 1977

The Emotions, Best of My Love: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 132 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via  Pixabay]