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==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 since the early-to-mid 1980s, 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 |date= |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> She would achieve success earlier in the year of 1988 with songs such as "Saying Sorry (Don't Make it Right)" (#1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music) and "If You Feel It".<ref>{{cite web|url=
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 |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> "The Love You Take" was commercially released for the public to purchase, and also featured promotional only formats. The single made an appearance on the US [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] Top 100 Singles Chart - a weekly music magazine publication. It peaked at #75, lasting for seven weeks in the chart. The single reached its peak on December 17, 1988.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCIKAQAAMAAJ&q=Denise+Lopez+dan+hartman&dq=Denise+Lopez+dan+hartman&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aH0UU8uGOMOS7QbOroHQBQ&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ |title=Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993 - Pat Downey, George Albert, Frank W. Hoffmann - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref>
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==Critical reception==
Heather Phares of Allmusic reviewed the ''Scrooged'' soundtrack album, and stated ''"The soundtrack to "Scrooged" features updates on Christmas classics as well as original material by Dan Hartman and Denise Love, Mark Lennon, Robbie Robertson, and 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=
==Chart performance==
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