Gone Is Love Explained

Gone Is Love
Type:	studio
Artist:	Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra
Cover:	GoneIsLove.JPG
Released:	1970
Genre:	Easy listening
Label:	Philips
Producer:	Paul Leka^[1]

Gone Is Love is a studio album released by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra in 1970 on Philips LP record 600345.^[2] The title track was released as a single (Philips) 40683^[3] which charted on the Easy Listening top-40.^[4]

Reception

Billboard reviewed the album as having "distinctive arrangements and voicings", and being "intelligent easy listening".^[5] The album entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on September 19, 1970, and remained on the chart for three weeks, peaking at position No. 184.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Mauriat Tour Slated for '71. Billboard . October 17, 1970 . 30.
2. Book: Lanza, Joseph. Elevator Music: A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-listening, and Other Moodsong . May 10, 2013. 2004 . University of Michigan Press. 0472089420. 281.
3. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. May 10, 2013. 2010 . Krause Publications. 978-1440216213. 773.
4. News: Top 40 Easy Listening. Billboard . September 5, 1970 . 58.
5. News: Billboard Album Reviews. Billboard . August 8, 1970 . 20.
6. The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 673.