Inside Love
"Inside Love" is a song by the British AOR band Seven, released in 1990 as their debut single.[1] It was written by Keith McFarlane and Simon LeFevre, and produced by John Parr. "Inside Love" reached No. 78 in the UK, and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.[2]
"Inside Love" | ||||
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Single by Seven | ||||
B-side | "Till Then" | |||
Released | January 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | AOR | |||
Length | 3:53 | |||
Label | Polydor Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Keith McFarlane, Simon LeFevre | |||
Producer(s) | John Parr | |||
Seven singles chronology | ||||
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Seven had secured a contract with Polydor in 1989. They produced two singles from the label; "Inside Love" and "Man With a Vision". Both were produced by Parr.[3] A promotional video was filmed to promote the single.[4]
"Inside Love" was released by Polydor in the UK only on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD. The B-side, "Till Then", was also written by Macfarlane and Lefevre, and produced by Tim Lewis and Mike Parker.[5] The 12" vinyl and CD formats of the single also featured an extended version of "Inside Love".[6][7]
The lack of success of "Inside Love" and "Man With a Vision" led to the band being dropped by Polydor and subsequently splitting. Later in 2014, the original line-up of Seven reunited and released their self-titled debut album that year through Escape Music. Seven included a re-recorded version of "Inside Love".[8]
Critical reception
For one UK magazine, Phillip Schofield described the track as a "moody ballad that wiggles its way inside your brain forever after a couple of plays."[9] Cover Boys magazine stated: "If you're familiar with the sounds of American bands like Journey and Foreigner, then you'll understand a little of how Seven sound."[10]
Formats
- 7" single
- "Inside Love" - 3:53
- "Till Then" - 3:51
- 12" single
- "Inside Love (Extended Version)" - 6:46
- "Inside Love" - 3:53
- "Till Then" - 3:51
- CD single
- "Inside Love" - 3:53
- "Till Then" - 3:51
- "Inside Love (Extended Version)" - 6:46
Chart performance
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart[2] | 78 |
Personnel
- Seven
- Mick Devine - lead vocals
- Keith Macfarlane - guitar, backing vocals
- Pat Davey - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Simon Lefevre - keyboards, backing vocals
- Austin Lane - drums
- Production
- John Parr - producer of "Inside Love"
- Tim Lewis, Mike Parker - producers of "Till Then"
- John Spence - engineer on "Inside Love"
- Stephen W Taylor - remixing on "Inside Love"
- Other
- Paul Cox - photography
- Stylorouge - design
- John Wolff, Mike Parker - management
References
- "Seven (6) - Inside Love (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- "SEVEN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1990-01-13. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- "aor-fm.com". aor-fm.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- "Seven Inside Love". YouTube. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- "Seven (75) - Inside Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- "Seven (75) - Inside Love (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- "Seven (75) - Inside Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1990-01-08. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- "The Website of Escape-Music Ltd". Escape-music.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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