Love Is (Kim Wilde album) explained

Love Is
Type:studio
Artist:Kim Wilde
Cover:Kim Wilde - Love Is Coverart.png
Released:18 May 1992
Recorded:1991
Studio:Select Sound Studios (Knebworth, England); Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre:Pop
Label:MCA
Producer:Rick Nowels, Ricky Wilde
Prev Title:Love Moves
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:The Singles Collection 1981–1993
Next Year:1993

Love Is is the eighth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in spring 1992. The album was not released in North America.

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 Wilde. In the song "Who Do You Think You Are?", 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 Wilde when she heard it in his studio in America. It became the first single release, giving Wilde 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 Belinda 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. Mick Karn was credited for the bass on "Try Again".

Critical response

Tim Marsh of Q described "Love Is Holy" as "by far the strongest here" and was positive about mid-tempo tracks such as "Touched by Your Magic" in which Wilde demonstrates the range of her voice.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Love Is Holy" (Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley) – 4:03
  2. "Who Do You Think You Are?" (Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde) – 3:48
  3. "I Believe in You" (Ricky Wilde, Mick Silver) – 4:08
  4. "Touched by Your Magic" (Ricky Wilde, Mick Silver) – 4:36
  5. "I Won't Change the Way That I Feel" (Kim Wilde, Rick Nowels) – 4:07
  6. "Million Miles Away" (Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde) – 4:08
  7. "The Light of the Moon (Belongs to Me)" (Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde, Steve Byrd) – 4:15
  8. "Heart Over Mind" (John Hall, David Munday, Sandy Stewart, Nicholas Whitecross) – 4:07
  9. "A Miracle's Coming" (Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde, Rick Nowels) – 4:00
  10. "Try Again" (Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde) – 4:23
  11. "Too Late" (Kim Wilde, Steve Byrd) – 3:59

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 92
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[3] 7
European Albums (Music & Media)[4] 43
French Albums (IFOP)[5] 36

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)! scope="col"
Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 40

Notes and References

  1. Review - Love Is . 2012-10-21 . Marsh . Tim . Q.
  2. 302.
  3. Top 10 Sales in Europe . . 9 . 26 . 27 June 1992 . 22 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  4. European Top 100 Albums . Music & Media . 9 . 25 . 20 June 1992 . 19 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  5. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste . InfoDisc . French . 7 November 2020. Select "Kim WILDE" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992. hitparade.ch. German. 30 August 2020.

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