美國非裔團體［地,風＆火］──R&B／靈魂抒情曲──［After the Love Has Gone／在愛逝去後］

For a while, to love was all we could do
We were young and we knew, and our eyes were alive
Deep inside we knew our love was true
For a while we paid no mind to the past
We knew love would last
Every night somethin right
Would invite us to begin the dance
Somethin happened along the way
What used to be happy was sad
Somethin happened along the way
And yesterday was all we had

And oh, after the love has gone
How could you lead me on
And not let me stay around?
Oh, after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found?

For a while to love each other
With all we would ever need
Love was strong for so long
Never knew that what was wrong
Baby, wasnt right
We tried to find what we had
Til sadness was all we shared
We were scared this affair
Would lead our love into
Somethin happened along the way
Yesterday was all we had
Somethin happened along the way
What used to be happy is sad
Somethin happened along the way
And yesterday was all we had

And oh, after the love has gone
How could you lead me on
And not let me stay around?
Oh, oh, oh after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
After the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found
Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found
Oh oh, oh after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found
Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found
Oh, oh, oh, after the love has gone
What used to be right is wrong
Can love thats lost be found

１９７９年６月，美國非裔團體地,風＆火（Earth, Wind & Fire）推出第九張大碟［I Am／我是］（ARC/Columbia）

由團長兼主唱Maurice White製作　走R&B, Soul, Funk，迪斯可，流行樂風，樂評良好．

大碟登上美國Billboard專輯榜＃３（1979年度#65）

副榜－靈魂專輯榜冠軍（1979年度#17）　取得２白金（２００萬張＋）

英國＃５　白金唱片（３０萬張＋）

加拿大＃３　白金唱片（１０萬張＋）

挪威亞軍　日本＃５（1979年度#42）　

瑞典＃３　紐西蘭＃３（1979年度#40）

荷蘭＃４（1979年度#26）

義大利＃１２　澳大利亞＃１２　德國＃２０

首支主打為［Boogie Wonderland／布吉仙境］（＆The Emotions合唱）　登上美國Billboard單曲榜＃６，副榜－靈魂榜亞軍，英國＃４．

１９７９年７月，第二主打［After the Love Has Gone／在愛逝去後］發行， 

由加拿大的David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin譜寫，

Maurice White製作成一首R&B／靈魂抒情曲，旋律柔美，獲得好評．

［After the Love Has Gone］登上美國Billboard單曲榜亞軍（1979年度#38）

副榜－靈魂榜亞軍，Easy Listening榜＃３

英國＃４（1979年度#72）

愛爾蘭＃８　紐西蘭＃８ 加拿大＃１１（1979年度#85）　荷蘭＃１１

比利時＃２７　澳大利亞＃６２　

［After the Love Has Gone］隔年贏得葛萊美最佳R&B團體, 最佳R&B歌曲

並提名年度唱片, 為地,風＆火事業最著名代表作之一.

Audio

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kHFyMaga7M

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG4ktUqqPHE

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tuJfud4W6U

(Lost 12 Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZfhBqG9Wi4

[magnums extended mix]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kipkk7JhHmI