L-O-V-E

This article is about the single. For the album, see L-O-V-E (album). For similarly named topics, see Love (disambiguation).

"L-O-V-E" is a song written by Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler, recorded by Nat King Cole for his 1965 studio album L-O-V-E.

"L-O-V-E"
Single by Nat King Cole
from the album L-O-V-E
B-side	"I Don't Want to See Tomorrow"
Released	September 1964
Recorded	June 3, 1964[1]
Genre	Jazz swing soul
Length	2:30
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Bert Kaempfert Milt Gabler
Producer(s)	Lee Gillette
Official audio
"L-O-V-E" on YouTube

Composition and background

The song was composed by Bert Kaempfert with lyrics by Milt Gabler, and produced by Lee Gillette. The trumpet solo was performed by Bobby Bryant.^[2][3] The song had previously appeared as an instrumental track on Kaempfert's album Blue Midnight (1964).

For international versions of his L-O-V-E album, Nat King Cole also recorded versions of "L-O-V-E" and other songs, in Japanese (mixed with English words),^[4] Italian,^[5] German,^[6] Spanish^[7] and French.^[8] In this last language, the song was renamed "Je Ne Repartirai Pas" and translated by Jean Delleme.

Joss Stone version

"L-O-V-E"
Single by Joss Stone
Released	September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Jazz
Length	2:48
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Bert Kaempfert Milt Gabler
Producer(s)	Raphael Saadiq
Joss Stone singles chronology
"Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (2007) "L-O-V-E" (2007) "Baby Baby Baby" (2007)

English singer Joss Stone recorded a cover of "L-O-V-E" for the soundtrack to a commercial for Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. The ad, starring Keira Knightley and directed by Joe Wright, debuted on September 24, 2007, on E!, Bravo, and VH1.^[9]

Stone's version was released digitally on September 18, 2007,^[10] reaching number 100 on the UK singles chart and number 75 on the Swiss Hitparade.^[11][12] It was later included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of her third studio album, Introducing Joss Stone (2007), as well as on her compilation album The Best of Joss Stone 2003–2009 (2011).

Stone performed a duet of the song with Natalie Cole at Frosted Pink, a benefit concert to raise awareness of women's cancer, which took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on October 6, 2007, and aired on ABC on October 14.^[13][14]

Yōko Oginome version

"Love"
Single by Yōko Oginome
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Candy"
Released	October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)
Recorded	2001
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:04
Label	Victor
Songwriter(s)	Kenji Sazanami Bert Kaempfert Milt Gabler
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
"Feeling" (1999) "Love" (2001) "Dancing Hero: The Archives" (2015)

"L-O-V-E" was covered in Japanese by Yōko Oginome as her 41st single, released on October 24, 2011, by Victor Entertainment. Based on the 1965 version recorded by Hibari Misora, the song was used by TBS as the theme song of the drama series Love & Fight. The B-side is a cover of the 1944 song "Candy".^[15][16][17]

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Love"	Kenji Sazanami Milt Gabler	Bert Kaempfert	Takehiro Kawabe
2.	"Love" (Sweet Swing Track)	Sazanami Gabler	Kaempfert	Seikō Nagaoka
3.	"Candy"	Mack David Joan Whitney	Alex Kramer	H-Wonder

Charts

Nat King Cole version

Chart (1964)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[18]	81
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19]	17

Chart (2014)	Peak position
France (SNEP)[20]	111

Joss Stone version

Chart (2007)	Peak position
France Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21]	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	75
UK Singles (OCC)[11]	100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.