Love Is (Vanessa Williams song)

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"Love Is"
Single by Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
from the album Beverly Hills 90210 (soundtrack)
Released March 16, 1993
Recorded 1992
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 4:45 (Album Version)
4:01 (Radio Edit)
Label Giant Records
Writer(s) Tonio K, Michael Caruso, John Keller
Producer Gerry Brown
Vanessa L. Williams singles chronology
"Work to Do"
(1992)
"Love Is"
(1993)
"The Sweetest Days"
(1994)
Brian McKnight singles chronology
"After the Love"
(1993)
"Love Is"
(1993)
"Crazy Love"
(1995)

"Love Is" is the title of a 1993 duet released by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight. The single originally appeared on the soundtrack to the TV drama series, Beverly Hills, 90210. Although the song did not appear in that series, it did appear in the 90210 spinoff series, Melrose Place. After this exposure, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming McKnight's breakthrough hit and another hit for Williams. The song peaked at number one on the adult contemporary chart, where it spent three weeks at the summit. There were two different versions released to radio, the more common mix includes energetic electric guitar performing the solo in the bridge; an alternate lesser known mix, presents melodic solo piano at the bridge. The edit version was that of the guitar mix, which presented a fade out during the second of the two ending chorus refrains.

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[edit] Charts

End of year chart (1993) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 21

[edit] Cover versions

In 1994, jazz fusion saxophonist Nelson Rangell covered the song for his album "Yes, Then Yes."[2]

[edit] References

  • The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996

[edit] External links

Preceded by
"Simple Life" by Elton John
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
April 10–24, 1993
Succeeded by
"I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston


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