| Tender Love | |
| Cover: | Tender Love The Force MDs.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Force MDs |
| Album: | Krush Groove and Chillin' |
| B-Side: | Be Mine, Girl |
| Released: | December 5, 1985 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Length: | 3:56 (album version) 4:19 (alternate single version) |
| Producer: | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis |
| Prev Title: | Itchin' for a Scratch |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Here I Go Again |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"Tender Love" is a song by Force MDs from their second album Chillin (1985). Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the track appears in the film Krush Groove (1985), and was featured on the film's soundtrack.
Although primarily known as a pre-new jack swing/old school hip hop band, the Force MDs introduced themselves to a whole new audience with this song. Not only did the song reach number 4 on the R&B charts (where the group had already amassed a steady string of minor hits), but it also became a crossover hit, cracking the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1986,[1] becoming the group's only single to date to break the Pop top 40. On the Adult Contemporary chart, the song peaked at number 2.[2] The song was also a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 | |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 2 | |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 4 | |
| UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company) | 23 |
"Tender Love" has been covered by numerous artists. The most widely known version was by English singer Kenny Thomas which reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991.[5]
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 95.