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".
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]
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Love Is is the eighth studio album by Kim Wilde released in spring 1992 Love IsStudio album by Kim WildeReleased18 May 1992Recorded1991StudioSelect Sound Studios Knebworth England Larrabee Sound Studios Hollywood California GenrePopLabelMCAProducerRick Nowels Ricky WildeKim Wilde chronologyLove Moves 1990 Love Is 1992 The Singles Collection 1981 1993 1993 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 Contents 1 Critical response 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Musicians 3 2 Production 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications and sales 6 References 7 External linksCritical response editTim 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 edit Love Is Holy Rick Nowels Ellen Shipley 4 03 Who Do You Think You Are Kim Wilde Ricky Wilde 3 48 I Believe in You Ricky Wilde Mick Silver 4 08 Touched by Your Magic Ricky Wilde Mick Silver 4 36 I Won t Change the Way That I Feel Kim Wilde Rick Nowels 4 07 Million Miles Away Kim Wilde Ricky Wilde 4 08 The Light of the Moon Belongs to Me Kim Wilde Ricky Wilde Steve Byrd 4 15 Heart Over Mind John Hall David Munday Sandy Stewart Nicholas Whitecross 4 07 A Miracle s Coming Kim Wilde Ricky Wilde Rick Nowels 4 00 Try Again Kim Wilde Ricky Wilde 4 23 Too Late Kim Wilde Steve Byrd 3 59Personnel editMusicians edit Kim Wilde lead and backing vocals Charles Judge keyboards 1 5 9 Ricky Wilde keyboards 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 programming 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 guitars 2 6 bass 2 3 4 6 7 11 backing vocals 4 8 10 David Munday keyboards 8 programming 8 guitars 8 backing vocals 8 Rusty Anderson guitars 1 5 9 Steve Byrd guitars 3 4 6 10 11 Davey Johnstone mandolin 5 sitar 5 John Pierce bass 5 9 Mick Karn bass 10 Curt Bisquera drums 1 Geoff Dugmore drums 2 7 10 11 Rudy Richman drums 5 9 Rick Nowels arrangements 1 5 9 Paul Buckmaster string arrangements and conductor 5 Valerie Pinkston backing vocals 1 5 9 Frances Ruffelle backing vocals 1 5 9 Ellen Shipley backing vocals 1 5 9 Junior Giscombe backing vocals 4 Jordan Bailey backing vocals 6 Roxanne Wilde backing vocals 7 Production edit Rick Nowels producer 1 5 9 Ricky Wilde producer 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 mixing 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 Kevin W Smith engineer 1 5 9 James Richards engineer 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 mixing 4 Stephen Steater engineer 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 John Kovorek additional engineer 1 5 9 Greg Grill assistant engineer 1 Darian Sahanaja assistant engineer 5 9 Steve MacMillan mixing 1 5 9 John Chamberlain mix assistant 1 5 9 Tony Swain mixing 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 James Richards mixing 4 Pete Schweir mixing 8 Laura Harding production coordinator 1 5 9 Sammy Farrington art direction design Zanna photography Sam McKnight hair stylist Dick Page make upCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Love Is Chart 1992 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 2 92 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 3 22 Danish Albums Hitlisten 4 7 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 5 53 European Albums Music amp Media 6 43 French Albums IFOP 7 36 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 8 42 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 9 25 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 10 7 UK Albums OCC 11 21 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Love Is Chart 1992 Position Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 12 40Certifications and sales editSales and certifications for Love Is Region Certification Certified units sales Sweden GLF 13 Gold 50 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 14 Gold 25 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Marsh Tim Review Love Is Q Retrieved 21 October 2012 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 302 Austriancharts at Kim Wilde Love Is in German Hung Medien Retrieved 30 August 2020 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 26 27 June 1992 p 22 OCLC 29800226 via World Radio History Dutchcharts nl Kim Wilde Love Is in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 30 August 2020 European Top 100 Albums PDF Music amp Media Vol 9 no 25 20 June 1992 p 19 OCLC 29800226 via World Radio History Le Detail des Albums de chaque Artiste InfoDisc in French Retrieved 7 November 2020 Select Kim WILDE from the drop down menu and click OK Offiziellecharts de Kim Wilde Love Is in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 30 August 2020 Swedishcharts com Kim Wilde Love Is Hung Medien Retrieved 30 August 2020 Swisscharts com Kim Wilde Love Is Hung Medien Retrieved 30 August 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 7 November 2020 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992 hitparade ch in German Retrieved 30 August 2020 Guld och Platinacertifikat Ar 1987 1998 PDF in Swedish IFPI Sweden Archived from the original PDF on 17 May 2011 The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community Awards Love Is IFPI Switzerland Hung Medien External links editLove Is at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Love Is Kim Wilde album amp oldid 1215816185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
