Love Again (John Denver song) explained

Love Again
Cover:John Denver Sylvie Vartan Love Again.jpg
Caption:US single sleeve
Type:single
Artist:John Denver and Sylvie Vartan
Album:John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 and Des heures de désir
B-Side:
  • "It's About Time"
  • "Lucie" (France)
Released:September 1984
Recorded:1984
Genre:Pop, adult contemporary
Length:2:53
Label:RCA
Producer:Milton Okun
Chronology:John Denver
Prev Title:The Gold and Beyond
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight
Next Year:1985

"Love Again" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver, performed as a duet with French singer Sylvie Vartan. It was released as a single in September 1984 and was featured on Denver's 1984 greatest hits album John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 and Vartan's 1984 studio album Des heures de désir ("Hours of desire"). The song would become a minor hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year[1] and was a hit on both American and Canadian Adult contemporary charts respectively, becoming Vartan's only hit that decade.[2] [3]

Background and release

The song was written by John Denver[4] and was released as a single in September 1984.[5] The song was featured on Denver's 1984 greatest hits album John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 and on Vartan's 1984 studio album Des heures de désir (meaning "Hours of Desire"), the album being titled after one of its earlier singles, a French adaption of Agnetha Fältskog's 1983 hit Wrap Your Arms Around Me that failed to chart.[6] The song became a hit in the US and Canada that fall.[7] [8] Denver would re-record the song twice solo, first for his 1986 studio album One World and his penultimate studio album of the same name in 1996.

Track listings

  1. "Love Again" – 2:53[9]
  2. "It's About Time" – 3:42[10]

French single

  1. "Love Again" – 2:53[11]
  2. "Lucie" – 3:45[12]

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 85
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 30
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[15] 21

Notes and References

  1. Sylvie Vartan Biography, Music & News . 2024-06-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  2. Sylvie Vartan Biography, Music & News . 2024-06-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2012-10-14 . Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . 2024-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014085015/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=n1cikrrg2baksq8qitob9iut02&q1=John+Denver&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20 . 2012-10-14 .
  4. Web site: lescharts.com - Sylvie Vartan - John Denver - Love Again . 2024-06-30 . lescharts.com.
  5. Web site: 45 Tours 80 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan . 2024-06-30 . fr-FR.
  6. Web site: Albums 80 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan . 2024-06-30 . fr-FR.
  7. Sylvie Vartan Biography, Music & News . 2024-06-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2012-10-14 . Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . 2024-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014085015/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=n1cikrrg2baksq8qitob9iut02&q1=John+Denver&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20 . 2012-10-14 .
  9. Web site: John Denver & Sylvie Vartan – Love Again . Discogs.
  10. Web site: John Denver & Sylvie Vartan – Love Again . Discogs.
  11. Web site: Sylvie Vartan - John Denver – Love Again . Discogs.
  12. Web site: Sylvie Vartan - John Denver – Love Again . Discogs.
  13. Sylvie Vartan Biography, Music & News . 2024-06-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  14. Sylvie Vartan Biography, Music & News . 2024-06-30 . Billboard . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2012-10-14 . Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . 2024-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014085015/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=n1cikrrg2baksq8qitob9iut02&q1=John+Denver&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20 . 2012-10-14 .