Someone That I Used to Love
Natalie Cole’s 1980 recording of “Someone That I Used to Love” is the earliest release on file. Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Lani Misalucha (released 2008), Barbra Streisand (released 1989) and Devon Sinclair (released 1993), among 11 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Kanye West’s “Heard ’Em Say” (2005) samples it, per MusicBrainz. Kanye West’s “Wake Up Mr. West” (2005) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
Underneath "Heard ’Em Say" sits a Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin song that Natalie Cole cut first in 1980. Barbra Streisand took a run at it later, but Cole's is where Kanye's sample lives.
Before Kanye ever woke up Mr. West, Natalie Cole had "Someone That I Used to Love" on record in 1980, and Barbra Streisand found it later. Flip it over and look at the writers; Gerry Goffin's name opens a lot of doors.
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▶Someone That I Used To Love (Remastered)Credited writers: Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1980.
Kanye West’s “Heard ’Em Say” (2005) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
Kanye West’s “Wake Up Mr. West” (2005) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Barbra Streisand1989
- Devon Sinclair1993
- Lani Misalucha2008
11 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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