Love Is (Kim Wilde album)
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Love Is is the eighth studio album
by Kim Wilde
, released in spring 1992.
Kim Wilde found herself working with Rick Nowels
on this album, the same songwriter who had written for Belinda Carlisle
and later for Madonna
amongst others. Three of the eleven tracks were produced by him while the remaining eight were produced by Ricky Wilde.
The majority of the tracks on this album were co-written by Kim. She'd taken a long hard look at herself, resulting in the song "Who Do You Think You Are?
", in which she reflects on how she had behaved through the years in her career. There were more love songs on this album; titles such as "Touched By Your Magic" and "Heart Over Mind" are an indication of the themes of the lyrics.
Nowels provided "Love Is Holy
", a song that immediately struck a chord with Kim when she heard it in his studio in America. It became the first single release, giving Kim her first UK Top 20 hit in nearly four years. Although the following two singles fell short of equalling its success, the project as a whole was well-received by critics, who noted the Carlisle connection in some tracks. The rest of the album, however, was more consistent with the Wilde sound: guitar riffs over synths. Overall, the sound is more introspective and organic than the commercial pop of Love Moves
, and especially haunting was the closing track, "Too Late", in which the loss of love is described in mournful tones.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
, released in spring 1992.
Kim Wilde found herself working with Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
on this album, the same songwriter who had written for Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
and later for Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
amongst others. Three of the eleven tracks were produced by him while the remaining eight were produced by Ricky Wilde.
The majority of the tracks on this album were co-written by Kim. She'd taken a long hard look at herself, resulting in the song "Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are (Kim Wilde song)
"Who Do You Think You Are" is the third single from Love Is, the 1992 album by Kim Wilde.The previous single, "Heart Over Mind" had only been released in the UK, making this the second international single...
", in which she reflects on how she had behaved through the years in her career. There were more love songs on this album; titles such as "Touched By Your Magic" and "Heart Over Mind" are an indication of the themes of the lyrics.
Nowels provided "Love Is Holy
Love Is Holy
"Love Is Holy" is the first single from Love Is, a 1992 album by Kim Wilde.One of very few of Wilde's songs not written by herself or her family, it was written by American songwriting duo Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who had been responsible for writing several hits, notably those by American...
", a song that immediately struck a chord with Kim when she heard it in his studio in America. It became the first single release, giving Kim her first UK Top 20 hit in nearly four years. Although the following two singles fell short of equalling its success, the project as a whole was well-received by critics, who noted the Carlisle connection in some tracks. The rest of the album, however, was more consistent with the Wilde sound: guitar riffs over synths. Overall, the sound is more introspective and organic than the commercial pop of Love Moves
Love Moves
Love Moves is the seventh studio album by Kim Wilde, released in May 1990.The album contained six tracks written by Ricki and Kim Wilde and four tracks written by Kim Wilde and Tony Swain...
, and especially haunting was the closing track, "Too Late", in which the loss of love is described in mournful tones.
Track listing
- "Love Is HolyLove Is Holy"Love Is Holy" is the first single from Love Is, a 1992 album by Kim Wilde.One of very few of Wilde's songs not written by herself or her family, it was written by American songwriting duo Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who had been responsible for writing several hits, notably those by American...
" - "Who Do You Think You Are?Who Do You Think You Are (Kim Wilde song)"Who Do You Think You Are" is the third single from Love Is, the 1992 album by Kim Wilde.The previous single, "Heart Over Mind" had only been released in the UK, making this the second international single...
" - "I Believe in You"
- "Touched by Your Magic"
- "I Won't Change the Way That I Feel"
- "Million Miles AwayMillion Miles Away (Kim Wilde song)"Million Miles Away" is the fourth and final single from Kim Wilde's 1992 album Love Is, released only in continental Europe and Japan, and remixed from its original album form. It was the first Kim Wilde single since "House of Salome" in 1984 not to chart anywhere.An extended club mix was also...
" - "The Light of the Moon (Belongs to Me)"
- "Heart Over Mind"
- "A Miracle's Coming"
- "Try Again"
- "Too Late"