Best of My Love - The Emotions

music & lyrics


"Best of My Love" won a Grammy at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards (1977) for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals; The tune also won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single.

This tune was composed by Maurice White and Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire, also produced by White and Clarence McDonald.


"Best of My Love" is a song by American band The Emotions from their fourth studio album Rejoice (1977). Released as the album's lead single on June 9, 1977, the song topped both the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Billboard R&B charts. It also reached the top five in the UK and Canada, the top 10 in New Zealand, and the top 20 in Australia.





"Best of My Love" was originally published in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. The vocals span from C4 to A5 (although in the outro of the song, one of the Emotions hits a C6).