Mantronix's debut single, "Fresh Is the Word," was a club hit in 1985, reaching No. 16 on Billboard Magazine's Hot Dance Singles Sales chart, and was featured on The Album which was released the same year. [3] Following the departure of MC Tee, rapper Bryce "Luvah" Wilson and Mantronik's cousin, D.J. D., joined the group. [3] Mantronik met Wilson, a fellow Sleeping Bag Records label mate, while doing production work for Wilson's aborted solo project. [7] a b Henderson, Alex. "Allmusic The Incredible Sound Machine Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 18, 2006. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p.534.

The Irish Charts – Search Results – Got to Have Your Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 18, 2020. Shortly after a European tour and promotion related to the release of The Incredible Sound Machine, the group disbanded, and Mantronik left the music industry altogether for seven years. [1] Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer Every time I close my eyes I can clearly see

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Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.7, no.51. December 22, 1990. p.36 . Retrieved July 29, 2020. Offiziellecharts.de – Mantronix feat. Wondress – Got to Have Your Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 26, 2018. Sawyer, Miranda (March 20, 1991). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. No.321. p.44 . Retrieved March 8, 2020. In his retrospective review of the This Should Move Ya album, Ron Wynn from AllMusic described "Got to Have Your Love" as a "strong single". [9] While reviewing the compilation album The Best Of: 1985-1999, Andy Crysell from NME stated that the song "remains a bewitching soul classic". [10] Music video [ edit ]

a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (Firsted.). Virgin Books. pp.209/210. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6. a b " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Got to Have Your Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

a b c "When Recorded Hip-hop was in its Infancy, One Man was Responsible for Really Pushing the Sonic Envelope. It's Been Far from Plain Sailing Since, But the Mantronix Legacy will Run Forever". cheebadesign.com (original article printed in Hip Hop Connection Magazine). July 2002. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011 . Retrieved October 17, 2006. Dazed (August 24, 2015). "Discover the 80s' most iconic underground fashion movement". Dazed . Retrieved November 8, 2021. Got to Have Your Love" was written by Mantronix members Bryce Wilson and Kurtis Mantronik, alongside Johnny D. Rodriguez. Mantronik stated that "When I did 'Got to Have Your Love', I did it for a reason. I did it because I wanted to get a song on the radio." [1] Critical reception [ edit ] The second Mantronix LP, Music Madness, continued to keep the duo fresh in the clubs. The increasing popularity of hip-hop gave Mantronix a chance at a major-label contract, and by 1987, the duo signed with Capitol/EMI, which created a legal battle between Sleeping Bag and the group—their old label claimed that they were owed two more albums. In a 1991 interview, Kurtis Mantronik commented on the commercial success of "Got to Have Your Love":

Mantronix's efforts on The Album and its effect on early hip hop and electronic music is perhaps best summed up by music critic Omar Willey's observation in 2000:Crysell, Andy. "Mantronix / Kurtis Mantronik – The Best Of: 1985-1999 / I Sing The Body Electro". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000 . Retrieved November 24, 2020. Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group from New York City. The band was formed by DJ Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis el Khaleel) and rapper MC Tee (Touré Embden). The group is primarily remembered for its pioneering blend of old school hip hop, electronic, and club music. They underwent several genre and line-up changes during its seven-year existence between 1984 and 1991, and released five albums beginning with their 1985 debut The Album. Got to Have Your Love (UK CD1 liner notes). Liberty X. V2 Records. 2002. VVR5020503. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.7, no.6. February 10, 1990. p.IV . Retrieved July 29, 2020. Got to Have Your Love" is a song by American hip hop and electro funk group Mantronix, featuring vocals from American recording artist Wondress. It was released by Capitol Records in December 1989 as the lead single from Mantronix's fourth studio album, This Should Move Ya (1990). The song is written by band members Bryce Wilson and Kurtis Mantronik along with Johnny D. Rodriguez, and produced by Mantronix. It reached number four in the UK, number seven in Finland and number eight in Ireland. It is recognized as the group's signature song.