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"Love on a Two-Way Street" is a Soul ballad written by Sylvia Robinson and Bert Keyes in 1968. The song was originally recorded by Lezli Valentine, an artist signed to All Platinum, the record label that Sylvia Robinson co-owned with her husband, Joe. The song was then recorded by The Moments, an R&B vocal group signed to All Platinum subsidiary Stang Records, as filler for their 1968 album ''Not on the Outside, But on the Inside, Strong!''. Sylvia and Joe decided to release the song as a single in March 1970 and it went on to become one of the biggest R&B hits of that year, spending five weeks at number one on Billboard's Soul Singles chart and reaching number three on the Hot 100 chart. ''Billboard'' ranked the record as the No. 25 song of 1970.〔Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970〕 It was also certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. Willie and The Mighty Magnificents provided most of the musical backing on the song and Bert Keyes created the string arrangement that was overdubbed onto the track while also playing piano on the recording session. In 1981, Cotillion Records artist Stacy Lattisaw recorded and released her own version of the song and it too was a chart success in the U.S., peaking at number two R&B and number twenty six on the Hot 100. The song was also covered by Gloria Estefan for her 1994 album, ''Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me''. Covered by Boz Scaggs on his 2013 album, Memphis. According to the song's original vocalist, Lezli Valentine, she was a third contributor to the song writing most of the song's lyrics: The Moments' version of the song has been sampled by The AB's formally known as Asamov in 2005 for the song "Supa Dynamite," by Caribou in the track "Subotnick" from 2005's The Milk of Human Kindness, and by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' single "Empire State of Mind" in 2009. ==Cover versions== In 1981, Stacy Lattisaw covered "Love on a Two-Way Street." Her version reached number 26 on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' and number 23 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 during August of that year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Love on a Two-Way Street」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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