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"My Forbidden Lover" 
Single by Chic from the album Risqué B-side "What About Me?" Released 1979 Recorded 1979 Genre Disco Label Atlantic 3620 Writer(s) Bernard Edwards
Nile RodgersProducer Bernard Edwards
Nile RodgersChic singles chronology "Good Times"
(1979)"My Forbidden Lover"
(1979)"My Feet Keep Dancing"
(1979)"My Forbidden Lover" is the second single from the band Chic's 1979 album Risqué. The song was written and produced by Chic's two frontmen, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.
The song's backing track has been sampled in the 2000 Alcazar song "Sexual Guarantee", the 2006 Luther Vandross song "Shine" (along with its cover by Booty Luv), the Darryl Pandy song "Sunshine & Happiness", and the 2010 The Black Eyed Peas song "Fashion Beats".
Track listings
US promo 12" single including the extended version of "My Forbidden Lover", as yet unreleased on CD.
- Atlantic 7" 3620 September 18, 1979
- A. "My Forbidden Lover" (7" Edit) - 3:30
- B. "What About Me?" - 4:10
- Atlantic promo 12" DSKO 207, 1979
- A. "My Forbidden Lover" (Extended 12" Mix) - 6:29
- B. "What About Me?" - 4:10
Chart
The song reached #15 on the UK pop charts in April 1978, spending 8 weeks on the chart. It failed to enter the US Billboard top 40 pop chart.
Categories:- 1979 singles
- Chic songs
- 1970s single stubs
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