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| Single byClivillés & Cole | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Genre | Dance |
| Length | 5:36 |
| Label | Columbia |
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"A Deeper Love" is a song written by American producersRobert Clivillés andDavid Cole, and performed by them asClivillés & Cole featuring vocals byDeborah Cooper. Released byColumbia Records in 1991, the song was the duo's fifth number-one on the USBillboardHot Dance Club Play chart.[1] On other US charts, "A Deeper Love" peaked at number 83 on the soul singles chart and number 44 on the pop chart.[2] Overseas, especially in Europe the single charted higher, going to number 15 in the UK and number eight on theDutch Top 40.[3]
Originally, Clivilles & Cole released an LP-singleA-side that had their version ofU2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)", featuringDeborah Cooper andPaul Pesco, which peaked at number six on the US dance chart as well as peaking at number 54 on theBillboardHot 100.
Clark and DeVaney fromCash Box wrote, "This single is your basic "house, club-styled" cut that will easily find its way into the club scene after the buzz starts. The 'Radio Edit Remix' has a lot more sounds in it, and would be preferred for radio play."[4] Pan-European magazineMusic & Media commented, that here, C&C Music Factory "do what thePet Shop Boys ('Where the Streets Have No Name') did before them—adapt a song of world's leadingrock bandU2 and take it to the dance floor. Thegospel-framed arrangement makes their version particularly interesting."[5] Andy Beevers fromMusic Week said that "just when 'Pride' has dropped from the charts, its B-side (which was the track most DJs were playing anyway) re-appears as a single in its own right. The brand new 12 minute long Deeper Feeling remix, executed by C&C themselves. is even more anthemic than the original and is strong enough to take the song back into theTop 40. Well, it worked for 'Black and White'."[6] Jonathan Bernstein fromSpin wrote, "Criminally, Clivilles & Cole's epic 'A Deeper Love' saw little chart action. No other record this year delivered as phenomenally in terms of dynamic performance. In this instance, the public failed."[7]
In 2004,Slant Magazine ranked the song number five in their list of "The 100 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".[8] In 2020, the magazine ranked it number 16 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".[9]
The music video for these songs was actually one long featurette, beginning with "Deeper Love" and then continuing into "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" halfway through the video. The video was labelled "Pride (A Deeper Love)".
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "A Deeper Love" (Radio Version) | |
| 2. | "A Deeper Love" (Radio Edit Remix) | |
| 3. | "A Deeper Love" (Ballad Radio Edit) |
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| 1. | "A Deeper Love" (Radio Version) | 4:21 |
| 2. | "A Deeper Love" (A Deeper Feeling Mix) | 12:05 |
| 3. | "A Deeper Love" (Underground Club Mix / Let's Go Chanting - Continuous Play) | 12:20 |
| 4. | "A Deeper Love" (Ballad Radio Edit) | 4:36 |
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| Single byAretha Franklin | ||||
| from the albumGreatest Hits: 1980-1994 andSister Act 2: Back in the Habit Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31)[25] | |||
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| Length | 4:34 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter | Clivillés & Cole | |||
| Producer | C+C Music Factory | |||
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In 1994, American singer and songwriterAretha Franklin covered "A Deeper Love" featuring a backing vocal byLisa Fischer; this version was also produced byClivillés & Cole and was later released on January 31, 1994, byArista Records, as the lead single of herGreatest Hits (1980–1994) collection. The Aretha Franklin version also went to number one on the US dance charts for two weeks.[28] This made Franklin one of the few artists to have a number oneBillboard hit in four decades or more. On other US charts, "A Deeper Love" went to number 30 on the soul singles chart and number 63 on theBillboard Hot 100[29] as well as being featured in a special remix played over the end credits toSister Act 2: Back in the Habit. The accompanying music video was directed by Greg Gold. The song was also nominated for aGrammy Award in the category forBest Female R&B Vocal Performance, but lost to "Breathe Again" byToni Braxton.[30]
Larry Flick fromBillboard magazine wrote that here, the massive 1992 club hit forClivillés & Cole "gets a dynamic, melodramatic reading from the Queen of Soul", describing it as "gospel-soaked" and stating further that the album version "sticks fairly close in style to the original record, with myriad remixes traveling down a variety of more current, trend-conscious roads. C&C deliver an abundance of slammin' sounds that are over-the-top enough to keep up with La Franklin's vocal."[27]Alexis Petridis fromThe Guardian named it a "great excursion intohouse music", noting that "picking up on the religious undercurrent of the lyrics, she shifts from scat singing to fervent gospel sermonising".[31] Pan-European magazineMusic & Media commented, "What would good oldJerry Wexler think of this? The Queen of the Atlanticsoul now offers her services to C&C's dance hit factory."[32]
Andy Beevers fromMusic Week gave the song a top score of five out of five, stating that it "manages to be even more uplifting" than the 1992 original, and "has all the hallmarks of a big hit."[33] Karen Holmes fromThe Network Forty felt that here, the singer "waves her magical wand again with a brilliant rendition that transcends any format restrictions. Taking the best of what we remember her for, then adding a little more spice than in recent projects, this track targets all demos."[34] Terry Staunton fromNME concluded, "This finds Aretha in fine voice and will do very well."[35] DutchNOS/Hilversum DJ/producer Tom Blomberg was continually struck by Franklin's "incredible gospel-esque" vocals. He said, "That dance groove is still very acceptable for radio. Besides, it's no longer 1967, technique has developed since then, so why wouldn't she benefit from that?"[32]Adam Higginbotham fromSelect stated that it "is great".[36] Tony Cross fromSmash Hits gave Franklin's version three out of five, writing that "the grandmother of soul has belted it out big style. It's just what you'd expect, a real soul sisters' smash with gospel girls that have thrown away their hymn sheets for something fun and funky. Go for it, grandma."[37]
The music video for "A Deeper Love" was directed by Greg Gold and filmed on location inChicago.[38] It features Franklin wearing large earrings and a white sweater, performing in an urban city setting. Sometimes, she also wears a black hat. Parts of the video have asepia tone and also features footage fromSister Act 2: Back in the Habit. In many scenes there are a crowd of young people dancing, singing and clapping in unison along to the performance by Franklin. In Europe, "A Deeper Love" was B-listed on German music television channelVIVA in April 1994.[39] Four months later, it was A-listed on France'sMCM.[40]
"A Deeper Love" was awarded one ofASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Awards in 1995.[41] Same year, it was nominated for aGrammy Award in the category forBest Female R&B Vocal Performance, losing to "Breathe Again" byToni Braxton.[30] In 2014, UK magazineFact ranked the song number five in their list of "21 Diva-House Belters That Still Sound Incredible".[42] In 2022,Billboard magazine ranked it number 38 and 42 in their lists of "Top 50 Dance Remixes of Classic Hits" and "BestLGBTQ Anthems of All Time", while in 2025, the song was ranked number 74 in their "The 100 Greatest LGBTQ+ Anthems of All Time"-list.[43][44][45]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1995 | "A Deeper Love" | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance[30] | Nominated |
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| 1. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Radio Mix) | 4:34 |
| 2. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Music Factory Mix) | 12:05 |
| 3. | "A Deeper Love" (Tribesman Mix) | 11:19 |
| 4. | "A Deeper Love" (A Deeper Mix) | 11:59 |
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| 1. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Hot Mix) | 4:41 |
| 2. | "A Deeper Love" (Single Mix) | 4:34 |
| 3. | "A Deeper Love" (Morales Single Mix) | 4:24 |
| 4. | "A Deeper Love" (Tribesman Mix) | 11:19 |
| 5. | "A Deeper Love" (C+C Music Factory Mix) | 12:05 |
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| Single byTiësto | ||||
| from the albumClub Life, Vol. 2 - Miami | ||||
| Released | December 27, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Progressive house[66] | |||
| Length | 3:48 (Radio Mix) 5:56 (Original Mix) | |||
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"What Can We Do (A Deeper Love)" is a song by Dutchdisc jockey andproducerTiësto with uncredited vocals from American singerAnastacia. It was released on December 27, 2011, in the Netherlands. It is the second single from the Tiësto mixed compilationClub Life, Vol. 2 - Miami. But, it's theThird Party remix of the song which is included in the album.
Tiësto and Anastacia sampled theAretha Franklin version of "A Deeper Love" to use the chorus in their song. The song was featured in commercials forŠkoda Auto. Anastacia later released a solo version during the summer of 2012.
The music video premiered on Tiësto's officialYouTube channel on January 20, 2012.[67]
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