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"Is It Really Love?"
Song
B-side"Search"

"Is It Really Love?" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of three singles of 1989. The song is from his third album Say It Again. It was the last of four singles from this album. "Is It Really Love" was not released as a single in the UK but as a single in Germany only, where it peaked at #41.[1]

No promotional video was created for the single and no TV performances of the song exist which may have contributed to the limited success the single had.

"Is It Really Love?" was written by André Cymone and Jody Watley. Cymone was a former bandmate of Prince and also ex-husband of Watley. Watley is an American, singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of Avitone Records, best known for her single "Looking for a New Love" and "Real Love".[2]

The b-side for the single "Search" was exclusive to the single, written by Jermaine Stewart and Roy Carter. The b-side later appeared on the 2005 compilation Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart.[3] Carter was rhythm guitarist for the disco band Heatwave before leaving to pursue a career in record production.

For the single, various remixes of "Is It Really Love?" were released along with the CD single track "Get Lucky (Album Version)" which is the album version of the second single from Stewart's 1987 album "Say It Again". The song was written by Errol Brown and Simon Climie. Brown is a Jamaican-born singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Hot Chocolate. Climie is a songwriter and the former lead singer of the 1980s, UK pop duo, Climie Fisher, but is now more well known for his work as a collaborator with Eric Clapton.

Formats

7" Single
  1. "Is It Really Love?" - 4:00
  2. "Search" - 4:23
12" Single
  1. "Is It Really Love? (Extended Remix)" - 6:53
  2. "Is It Really Love? (Dub Mix)" - 5:26
  3. "Search" - 4:23
CD Single
  1. "Is It Really Love (7" Mix)" - 4:01
  2. "Get Lucky (Album Version)" - 4:05
  3. "Is It Really Love? (Extended Remix)" - 6:55
  4. "Search" - 4:23

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[4] 41

Personnel

  • Producer on "Is It Really Love?" - André Cymone
  • Remixer of "Is It Really Love? (Extended Remix)" - Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
  • Remixer of "Is It Really Love? (Dub Mix)" - Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
  • Additional Production, Remix on "Is It Really Love?" - Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
  • Producer of "Search" - Roy Carter
  • Writers of "Is It Really Love" - André Cymone, Jody Watley
  • Writers of "Search" - Jermaine Stewart, Roy Carter

References

  1. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. ^ "Jody Watley Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. ^ "Jermaine Stewart - A Tribute To 'Jermaine Stewart' "Attention" (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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