Landslide of Love explained

Landslide of Love
Cover:	Transvision vamp-landslide of love s.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Transvision Vamp
Album:	Velveteen
Released:	^[1]
Length:	3:50
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Duncan Bridgeman, Zeus B. Held
Prev Title:	The Only One
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Born to Be Sold
Next Year:	1989

"Landslide of Love" was the third single to be taken from English pop rock band Transvision Vamp's second album, Velveteen (1989). It was a top-20 UK hit in 1989, spending five weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 14.

Critical reception

A Smash Hits reviewer gave a mostly positive review on this single, saying that Wendy James' voice reminds her of the early works of Cyndi Lauper but noting that the track lacks "the grab" of "Baby I Don't Care".^[2]

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single^{[3] [4]}

1. "Landslide of Love"
2. "Hardtime" (Anthony Doughty)
3. "He's the Only One for Me" (Dave Parsons)

• A limited-edition 7-inch picture disc was also released.^[5]

12-inch single^[6]

A1. "Landslide of Love" (extended)

A2. "W11 Blues"

B1. "Hardtime"

B2. "He's the Only One for Me"

• A limited edition 12-inch gatefold sleeve version was also released.^[7]

CD single^[8]

1. "Landslide of Love" (7-inch version) – 3:50
2. "W11 Blues" – 4:51
3. "Hardtime" – 3:37
4. "He's the Only One for Me" – 3:32

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	45

External links

• http://www.itm-ed.de/tvamp/music/discography/landslideoflove.html Worldwide releases

Notes and References

1. New Singles. Music Week. 32. 22 July 1989.
2. Collins. Lisa. Review: Transvision Vamp — Landslide of Love. Smash Hits. 1 November 1989. 27 January 2022. 5. 21. 35. Peterborough. EMAP National Publications, Ltd.. World Radio History. 0260-3004.
3. Landslide of Love. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK 7-inch single sleeve. MCA Records. TVV 8.
4. Landslide of Love. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK cassette single sleeve. MCA Records. TVVC 8.
5. Landslide of Love. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK 7-inch picture disc. MCA Records. TVVP 8.
6. Landslide of Love. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK 12-inch single sleeve. MCA Records. TVVT 8.
7. Landslide of Love. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK 12-inch single sleeve. MCA Records. TVVTG 8.
8. Landslide of Love. Transvision Vamp. 1989. UK CD single disc notes. MCA Records. DTVVT 8.
9. Web site: Chartifacts > Week Ending: 12 May 1991 – Issue No.68 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 68). ARIA. Imgur. 19 July 2016.
10. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 6. 33. IV. 19 August 1989.