John Truelove

John Truelove (born 14 February 1968) is a British record producer, DJ, performer and music entrepreneur.

Truelove's career as a record producer began with the 'Truelove' bootlegs which fused a cappella vocals with current instrumental dance tracks. The most successful of these, in collaboration with DJ Eren, combined Candi Staton's vocal "You Got The Love" with Jamie Principle's "Your Love" (frequently, but incorrectly, credited to Frankie Knuckles). After distributing the bootleg himself John secured permission from the owners of Candi Staton's vocal performance to legitimise the release. He made various new mixes, including a re-recording of the Jamie Principle element, using the artist name of The Source. Seeking a record company to release the master, a meeting with James Horrocks, formerly founder and director of Rhythm King Records, led to a deal with the newly formed React Music. "You Got The Love" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 30 in February 1991, and reached number 4 after five weeks, earning a silver disk (200,000 sales) in the process.

"You Got The Love" (Now Voyager Mix), was released in February 1997 and reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. The Now Voyager mix was slower than the 1991 version and used breakbeats, orchestral strings, piano and a 'wall of sound' mix approach. The Now Voyager mix was also used for the closing credits of the final episode of the HBO series Sex and the City.

"You Got The Love" was re-released by Positiva / EMI in 2006, reaching number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. The radio version of this release was a slower re-arranged version of the Now Voyager Mix, and included live strings scored by David Cullen and performed by the London Session Orchestra, with backing vocals by Beverley Skeete.

The Now Voyager Mix later provided the basis for Florence and the Machine's cover version of 'You Got The Love', which featured on their 2009 debut album 'Lungs' and was released as a single, reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 2010. Following the BRIT Awards ceremony on 16 February 2010, where Florence and the Machine were joined on-stage by Dizzee Rascal for a performance of 'You Got The Love' combined with Dizzee Rascal's 'Dirtee Cash', the mash-up version 'You Got The Dirtee Love' was released as a single by Universal Island, reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. All royalty proceeds from the first month of the single's release were donated to the BRIT Trust charity. Sheet music for the Florence and the Machine version of You Got The Love was published by Wise Publications in the Florence and the Machine 'Lungs' songbook on 3 November 2009.

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