"Love Hangover" was the fourth number one single for Motown singer Diana Ross. It was released in March 1976, and rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Soul Singles and Hot Dance Club Play charts simultaneously.
Hal Davis recorded the track in 1975 thinking it ideal for Marvin Gaye or Diana Ross. They were his two favorite vocalists to work with and thought Diana would be sexier on it, so he cut it on her. Miss Ross recorded 'Love Hangover' in 1975 and was released on the LP "Diana Ross" - with a single from it, "I Thought It Took A Little Time." The album came out Feb 12th, 1976 and two weeks later, Motown issued I Thought It Took A Little Time as a single. Upon hearing the album, the 5th Dimension did a copycat cover and released their shorter version of Love Hangover two weeks after that. Word got to Motown, and Motown issued Ross' version on 45 and it hit huge - burying the 5th Dimension. Motown, certain Hangover was a #1 for Diana, rushed out her version. Both entered the chart the same day. By the time "Love Hangover" went to number one, Ross had reinvented herself as a disco diva and the 5th Dimension's version had peaked at number 80. It won Ross a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Female Vocal Performance. (in Wikipedia)
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