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Created: Wednesday, 19 August 2015 20:08

Written by Shauna

September Release "Game of Love" (Extended Patter)

“The Game of Love” is a Santana song from 2002 and has been on our possibles list for a long time. We had been trying to figure out how to make an arrangement work as a singing call and finally realized we were putting it in the wrong bucket. This song is perfect for a laid-back and smooth patter.

When the song was released in 2002, it featured a vocal by Michelle Branch (who also added some rhythm guitar to the track). That’s the version that got the radio play and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the original vocal for this song was recorded by the one and only Tina Turner! According to Wikipedia, Tina had recorded the vocal, but when she declined to participate in the music video they went looking for a replacement. Macy Gray first, and then it when to Michelle Branch (and the rest is history).

The Tina Turner version was released on a Santana retrospective album in 2007, and Carlos had this to say about the two vocal choices: “There's only one Tina Turner...No one can hit a note like Tina Turner...I love Michelle [Branch] and she did a great interpretation of it. It's just that with all honor and respect to Michelle, there's the girl and there's the woman, and Michelle is unfolding into a woman...but it takes time to go from a girl into a woman."

We love both versions. And we also love our take on it with Jimmy channeling the distinctive Carlos sound. Hope you enjoy it too.

CHIC 4089 is the extended patter of "Game of Love."

To purchase, just head on over to the Chic Boutique for fast and easy mp3 downloads.

Click on the youtube link (to the left) for preview!