The Love I Lost

"The Love I Lost"
A-side label of the US single
Single by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
from the album Black & Blue
B-side	"The Love I Lost" (Part 2)
Released	September 1973
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Disco
Length	3:35 (single version) 6:24 (full-length version)
Label	Philadelphia International
Songwriter(s)	Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s)	Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes singles chronology
"Yesterday I Had the Blues" (1973) "The Love I Lost" (1973) "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)" (1974)
Official audio
"The Love I Lost" on YouTube

"The Love I Lost" is a song by American R&B group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Group member Teddy Pendergrass sang lead vocals. Originally written as a ballad by Philly soul songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the song was transformed into a funk song and features drummer Earl Young. It was released from the Black & Blue album in late 1973 and sold more than a million copies. In the 21st century, the track has been the subject of extended re-edits by notable remixers Tom Moulton, Theo Parrish, and Dimitri From Paris.