美國黑人天后［惠妮休斯頓］──靈魂放克佳作──舞曲榜冠軍──［Love That Man／愛那個男人］

Ah, ah, ah

Things just ain't the way that they used to be

Back in the day when a man meant security

He'd be working hard all week

Baby kick back and throw up your feet

Let me fix you a treat

So it might be love and sweet

But he's worth it

He deserves it

May not be perfect

But he's all the man I need

He's ready and willing

Gives me the feeling, ah

And whenever we're together

I know where I belong

[Chorus]

It's just the way he looks into your eyes

Love that man

It's the love he gives that makes you fantasize

Love that man

It's the time he takes to show you that he cares

And he's always there (He's always always there)

Don't you love that man (I know)

Things they ain't the way they used to be

When a woman and a man work hard to be

Happy in love and stand together ooh

(Let's stay that way forever)

Never give in to a fight

Just trying work it out

Never give up on him

That's not what love's about

Stay true to your feelings

And remember

All the things he's done for you

[Chorus]

You'd better know I'm talking about that old-school love

That everlasting feeling can never be too much

Somebody loves you heart and soul

Hold on, don't stop

And never let him go

[Chorus]

Songwriters

EDMONDS, KENNETH / FUSARI, ROB / LAUES, ERITZA / GAINES, CALVIN / MUHAMMAD, BELEWA / LEE, BILL

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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Royalty Network

繼全球熱賣賣１１００萬張的大碟［My Love Is Your Love／摯愛］後

２００２年１２月　３９歲的美國黑人天后惠妮休斯頓（Whitney Houston）推出第五張專輯［Just Whitney］

只是評價普通　至於銷售也不理想

大碟登上美國榜＃９　拿到百萬白金唱片　差強人意

國際地區明顯不佳, 英國只拿到＃７６　賣出四萬多張

全球銷售只有兩百多萬張

單曲表現同樣令人失望

除首支主打［Whatchulookinat］在英國, 加拿大成績較佳外, 其它地區反應皆不熱烈

２００３年５月　Arista公司推出第四首單曲［Love That Man／愛那個男人］

此曲由Babyface, Rob Fusari, Calvin Gaines, Eritza Laues, Bill Lee, Balewa Muhammad合寫

娃娃臉（Babyface）, Rob Fusari將其製作成一首靈魂放克曲

中板的funk節拍有著１９８０年代的靈魂樂風味‘

［Love That Man］沒有強力宣傳　也沒拍MV

唱片公司只發行１２吋黑膠唱片主打美國舞廳,因此並沒打入單曲榜，

但在舞曲榜成為其第１２首冠軍

至於國際市場, 則完全放棄

儘管如此, ［Love That Man］卻是首耐聽歌曲

假使［Just Whitney］當初以此為首支主打, 或許專輯會有不同的反應

LP Version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGrWTTuNJoU

Pound Boys RnB Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCyGBSKiudY

Peter Rauhofer retro mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtzOLfDk13M

Pound boys love that mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN8xDVMqxMw