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| album = [[Scrooged]] (soundtrack)
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| released = December 17, 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/am1264 |title=Dan Hartman And Denise Lopez - The Love You Take / If You Feel It - A&M - USA - AM-1264 |publisher=45cat |date=1988-12-17 |
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"'''''The Love You Take'''''" is a duet song by American musician-singer-songwriter [[Dan Hartman]] and freestyle\dance singer [[Denise Lopez (American singer)|Denise Lopez]]. As part of the official soundtrack for the 1988 comedy film ''[[Scrooged]]'', starring [[Bill Murray]], it would be released as a single. The song was written and produced by Hartman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/master/view/135982 |title=Denise Lopez & Dan Hartman - The Love You Take at Discogs |year=1988 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date
==Background==
By the late 1980s, Hartman focused on production and writing material for other artists; however, he contributed the occasional solo performance for movie soundtracks such as "The Love You Take". Although his usual songwriter partner was [[Charlie Midnight]] beginning around 1983, this song was solely written by Hartman. At the time, Lopez was signed to [[A&M Records]], and would record two solo album for the label before disappearing from the music scene in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/13898-Denise-Lopez |title=Denise Lopez Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date
From the soundtrack, [[Annie Lennox]] and [[Al Green]] would find success with "[[Put A Little Love in Your Heart]]", which reached #9 in the US, and was a top 40 hit in several countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Scrooged-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/master/226265 |title=Various - Scrooged - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at Discogs |year=1989 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date
In the March 7, 1989 edition of the ''Mohave Daily Miner'', Hartman was interviewed by Mary Campbell. When it came to speaking about the various songs that he has contributed to film soundtracks, Hartman admitted the following:<blockquote>"I wish they'd snap out of having rock songs in films to try and sell the film, and go back to writing good scripts and making good films. I think ultimately they don't care about songs anyway. I got tired of cranking out pop songs that end up over the credits at the end. It's territory I moved through and don't want to do anymore."</blockquote>"The Love You Take" was one of the last songs Hartman would perform and contribute to a film soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campbell|first=Mary|date=March 7, 1989|title=Dan Hartman Manages to Turn a Career Valley Into a Peak|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=943&dat=19890307&id=gGkLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OlMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6768,567004
==Release==
The single was released on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD single via A&M Records in America only. The 7" vinyl release was the only commercially available format to purchase, and it featured Lopez's hit dance chart song "If You Feel It" as the B-Side, taken from her ''Truth in Disguise'' debut album.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Love You Take=b/w= If You Feel It(pop 7")=7" 45 Record: Music [sic]|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Love-Take-Feel-Record/dp/B00B60T3D8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1393856731&sr=8-3&keywords=denise+lopez+dan++hartman
==Track listing==
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==Critical reception==
Heather Phares of Allmusic reviewed the ''Scrooged'' soundtrack album, and stated the following:<blockquote>"The soundtrack to 'Scrooged' features updates on Christmas classics as well as original material by [[Dan Hartman]] and Denise Love [sic], Mark Lennon, [[Robbie Robertson]], and [[David Johansen|Buster Poindexter]]. The album's sound, as well as its roster of artists, give it the feel of a time capsule buried in the late '80s, for better or worse. Most of the album brings back bad memories of the cold, brassy sound that dominated the decade's pop. Though "Scrooged" may appeal to fans of the movie, they may be taken aback by how badly the soundtrack has aged."<ref>{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/scrooged-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000202190 |title=Scrooged [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Danny Elfman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date
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* Dan Hartman - vocals, producer, writer ▼
* Denise Lopez - vocals▼
* Pat Thrall - guitar▼
==Charts==
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|align="left"|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100 Singles Chart<ref name="google1"/>
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▲* Dan Hartman - vocals, producer, writer
▲* Denise Lopez - vocals
▲* Pat Thrall - guitar
==References==
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