Love Is (Alannah Myles song)

"Love Is"
Single by Alannah Myles
from the album Alannah Myles
B-side	"Rock This Joint"
Released	April 3, 1989 (Canada) April 10, 1990 (U.S.) June 18, 1990 (UK)
Format	CD maxi, 7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded	October 18, 1988
Genre	Blues rock, Rock
Length	3:36
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	David Tyson, Christopher Ward
Producer(s)	David Tyson
Alannah Myles singles chronology
"Love Is" (1989) "Black Velvet" (1989)

"Love Is" is a pop-rock song by Canadian singer/songwriter Alannah Myles, released as her debut single in Canada in 1989. In the rest of the world (except Australia), it was released as the follow-up to her worldwide hit "Black Velvet" in 1990.

In 1990, the song was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year, losing to Myles' own "Black Velvet".

Music video

Myles filmed two music videos, both directed by Canadian photographer and film director Deborah Samuel, one for the Canadian release and the other in 1990 for the international release.

The original 1989 video opens with a shot of Myles' legs while walking onstage and she then performs the song at a concert with her band.

The 1990 videoclip sees Myles and her band performing the song in a studio. That footage is intercut with black & white scenes of men and women flirting in a bar, and scenes of Myles horseback riding in a desert, followed by an ostrich and a kangaroo. The desert scenes were filmed in Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Release and reception

Released as a single in April 1989 in Canada, the song peaked at #16, in June of that year, establishing Myles as a chart force in that country. In October 1989, it was released in Australia, but it stayed in the lower reaches of the chart until peaking at #12 in April 1990, after "Black Velvet" was released there and had become a top 10 hit. In the rest of the world, the song was released as the next single after "Black Velvet" in mid-1990, and charted moderately well worldwide, but did not achieve the same level of success "Black Velvet" had. In the USA, it peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, her second top 40 hit on the chart, therefore disqualifying her as the one hit wonder she's usually perceived there, and entered the top 40 in Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Track listing

CD maxi, 12" maxi

1. "Love Is" – 3:36
2. "Rock This Joint" – 4:00
3. "Hurry Make Love" – 2:15

7" single

1. "Love Is" – 3:36
2. "Rock This Joint" – 4:00

Charts

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	39
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)[3]	16
Germany (Official German Charts)[4]	45
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)[5]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	25
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	44
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]	61
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	36
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[10]	19

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Alannah Myles – Love Is". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Ultratop.be – Alannah Myles – Love Is" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. 1989 Canadian Singles Chart [hhttp://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6359&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6359.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6359] (Retrieved February 6, 2016)
4. "Musicline.de – Myles,Alannah Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
5. "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
7. "Charts.org.nz – Alannah Myles – Love Is". Top 40 Singles.
8. "16, 1990/ Archive Chart: June 16, 1990" UK Singles Chart.
9. "Alannah Myles – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Alannah Myles.
10. "Mainstream Rock: May 26, 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2013.