I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)

"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)"
Single by Kashif
from the album Kashif
B-side"Instrumental Version"
Released1982
GenrePost-disco, R&B
Length
  • 3:46 (single version)
  • 4:50 (expanded version)
  • 5:48 (album & 12" version)
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Kashif
Producer(s)
  • Kashif
  • Morrie Brown
Kashif singles chronology
"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)"
(1982)
"Stone Love"
(1983)

"I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)" is a song by Kashif, released as a single in 1982 on Arista Records. This was the first single from his 1983 self-titled debut album.[1][2][3][4]

Critical reception

Craig Lytle of AllMusic exclaimed, Kashif's "urgent delivery oozes with vibrancy accompanied by a poppin' rhythm arrangement and some solid change-ups."[5]

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard) 103
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[6] 5
US Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[6] 28
UK Singles Chart[7] 79

References

  1. ^ Kalia, Ammar (October 4, 2016). "Cult heroes: Kashif – inspirational pioneer of boogie and R&B". The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dit zijn de beste producties van Kashif". NPO Radio 2. September 12, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Anderson-Rich, Louis (June 4, 2018). "10 early-80s post-disco tracks that helped inspire house". Mixmag. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Blues & Soul: Issues 538-551. Napfield Limited. 1989. p. 34. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Kashif (1983): album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Kashif - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Chart History of "I Just Gotta Have You" (Official Singles Chart)". Official Charts. 19 March 1983. Retrieved 19 August 2025.