Only for Love
| "Only for Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Limahl | ||||
| from the album Don't Suppose | ||||
| B-side | "O.T.T. (Over the Top)" | |||
| Released | September 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, new wave | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Limahl | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Harris Tim Palmer | |||
| Limahl singles chronology | ||||
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"Only for Love" is the debut single by former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl, following being fired from the group by his bandmates in 1983. The song was included on Limahl's 1984 debut solo album, Don't Suppose. The song became his first UK Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It remains his second most popular single in the UK as a solo act (the first being "The Neverending Story").
Limahl performed the song with Beth Anderson on the TV show American Bandstand[2] on March 9, 1985.
The song also played a part in the singer meeting producer Giorgio Moroder, while he was performing the song at a rock festival in Tokyo the following year. Moroder would help Limahl reach greater international success later in his career.
Personnel
- Limahl - vocals, keyboards
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1984-5) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 50 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 9 |
| Germany (GfK)[5] | 8 |
| Poland (LP3)[6] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[7] | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 51 |
References
- ^ "Limahl". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
- ^ "Beth Anderson". Limahl.co.uk. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Limahl – Only for Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Single Search: Limahl – "Only for Love"" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Chart's result from 21.01.1984" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Limahl in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "OfficialCharts.com". Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Billboard - The Hot 100, 10 August 1985". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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