Love Unlimited Orchestra ~ Love’s Theme 1973 Disco Purrfection Version

This was the very first disco song that hit #1 on the pop chart and broke out in the clubs because radio would not touch it, proving the power of the DJ. People ran to the record stores for this one and that forced radio to include it on their playlists. I feel intoxicated, surrounded by all those ethereal strings and the different levels of instruments like bass, and the wah wah guitars magically shaking my booty! Freedom BABY! It would be a few months before the double whammy of “Rock Your Baby“ and “Rock The Boat“ would cement the future of disco on radio, but Barry White got there first with this one. Some critics have written this off as “fluff“, “nothing substantial“, and my favorite “the cheesy soundtrack to a porn movie“....nevertheless it became a defining moment in the evolution of disco. It was written for Love Unlimited as an instrumental introduction to their song “Under The Influence Of Love“ ...the run time of the two songs ca