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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Background Vocals
Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens
Bass
Steve Ferrone
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Brooks Tillotson
Brooks Tillotson
French Horn
John Clark
John Clark
French Horn
Onnie McIntyre
Onnie McIntyre
Guitar
Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
Guitar
Airto Moreira
Airto Moreira
Percussion
Richard Tee
Richard Tee
Piano
David Sanborn
David Sanborn
Alto Saxophone
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Songwriter
Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens
Songwriter
Traude Sapik
Traude Sapik
Songwriter
Keith Boyd Jr.
Keith Boyd Jr.
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Anthony D'Amico
Anthony D'Amico
Assistant Recording Engineer
Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Michael O'Reilly
Michael O'Reilly
Assistant Recording Engineer
Randy Mason
Randy Mason
Assistant Recording Engineer
Sheridan Eldridge
Sheridan Eldridge
Assistant Recording Engineer
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
James Douglass
James Douglass
Recording Engineer
Gene Paul
Gene Paul
Recording Engineer
Lew Hahn
Lew Hahn
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Some love
You know it brings me down, down, down
Some love
You know it brings me down, down, down
They say that love is heaven sent
Well I guess they told another lie
How can you be a part of me?
You can't even look me in my eye
Some love
You know it brings me down, down, down
Some love
You know it brings me down, down, down
All this time you made a fool of me
You told honey sweet lies
I'm fed up with your alibis
I was blind, now I see yeah
Some love
It brings me down, down, down
Some love
It brings me down, down, down
Let's end this game, let's stop this farce
'Cause I don't wanna live a lie
Life's so short and love's so sparse
I guess I'll have to say goodbye
It brings me down, down, down, yeah
Some love
It brings me down, down, down
All this time you made a fool of me
You told honey sweet lies
I'm fed up with your alibis
I was blind, now I see yeah
If this is love
I want no part of it
They call this love
Now I've got to quit you baby
If this is love
I want no part of it
They call this love
Dirty, dirty love oh
Some love
If this is love don't break my heart
If this is love don't want no part
If this is love don't break my heart
If this is love don't want no part
If this is love don't break my heart
If this is love don't want no part
If this is love don't break my heart
Some love
Oh first you burn me with desire
Then you go and douse the fire
Some love
Oh first you burn me with desire
Some love
Oh first you burn me with desire
Then you go and douse the fire
Some love
Oh first you burn me with desire
Then you go and douse the fire
Some love
Oh first you burn me with desire
Then you go and douse the fire
Written by: Chaka Khan, Keith Boyd Jr., Mark Stevens, Traude Sapik

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