Valentine's Day ... empty office to write the song. Far from a hit upon its release in 1963; it charted outside the Billboard top 50 and remained in relative R&B obscurity for over half a century.

From Frank Sinatra to The Beatles, Etta James to Celine Dion, love songs are practically a requirement ... No one will ever accuse the R&B hitmaker of generating unquenchable excitement, but ...

The R&B singer announced the couple had split up on Monday, with a separate, solo song that accuses YG of cheating. On Valentine's Day ... "When I say I love you, that means I love you," sang ...