"For the Love of You"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire featuring MC Hammer
from the album Heritage
B-side	"Motor"
Released	May 1990
Genre	R&B
Length	4:27
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Maurice White, Robert Brookins, Stephanie Mills, MC Hammer
Producer(s)	Maurice White, Robert Brookins
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
" Heritage" (1990) "For the Love of You" (1990) "Wanna Be the Man" (1990)
MC Hammer singles chronology
" Have You Seen Her" (1990) "For the Love of You" (1990) " Pray" (1990)

"For the Love of You" is a song recorded by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) featuring MC Hammer for EWF's 1990 studio album Heritage. ^[1] It was released as a single in May 1990 by Columbia Records, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 12 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart.

Overview

"For the Love of You" was produced by Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White and Robert Brookins, and written by White, Brookins, Stephanie Mills and MC Hammer. With a duration of four minutes and twenty seven seconds, the song has a tempo of 106 bpm. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

John Milward of Rolling Stone said For the Love of You is "spun on a skeletal rhythm suggestive of Cameo". ^[3] Andy Gill of The Independent said "Fortunately, the sinuous funk workouts like 'For the Love of You', 'King of Groove' and 'Gotta Find Out' are as good as ever." ^[4] Mitchell May of the Chicago Tribune wrote " Hammer`s clipped delivery meshes so well with EWF's leaner sound that they might want to consider hiring him full-time". ^[5] James T. Jones IV of USA Today found "EWF smartly gets help from MC Hammer on the hard edged.. (For) The Love of You." ^[6]

Credits

• Featuring: MC Hammer
• Producer: Robert Brookins & Maurice White
• Composer: Maurice White, Stephanie Mills, MC Hammer & Robert Brookins
• Additional keyboards: Lestley R. Pierce
• Drum programming: Robert Brookins
• Synthesizer programming: Robert Brookins
• Synthesizers: Robert Brookins
• Keyboards: Robert Brookins
• Guitar: Sheldon Reynolds
• Background vocals: Robert Brookins, Jeanette Hawes, Philip Bailey & Maurice White
• Lead vocals: Maurice White
• Arranger: Robert Brookins ^[7]

Charts

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