Love Hurts (Elaine Paige album)
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Love Hurts is the fifth solo album by Elaine Paige
, released in 1985, on the Warner Music label. The album peaked at #8 in the UK album chart. The album has also been released on CD.
It was the third of Paige's recordings to be produced by Tony Visconti
, after Stages
in 1983 and Cinema
in 1984. It was also recorded at Visconti's Good Earth Studios in London.
This album saw Paige return to mainstream pop
and a move away from her previous two themed albums. One song only was taken from her usual musical theater career. The song "I Know Him So Well" had been released as a single in 1984 and proved very popular when it reached No.1 position in the UK chart. Paige recorded the song as a duet with Barbara Dickson
for the Chess
concept album
.
Elaine Paige also wrote herself on this album, in a collaboration with Tim Rice
, on the lyrics for "All Things Considered", which were set to a melody
by Vangelis
.
The Mark Peterson Singers and The London Community Gospel Choir
also appeared. The Astarte Session Orchestra was led by Gavyn Wright
.
Elaine Paige
Elaine Paige OBE is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16...
, released in 1985, on the Warner Music label. The album peaked at #8 in the UK album chart. The album has also been released on CD.
It was the third of Paige's recordings to be produced by Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
, after Stages
Stages (Elaine Paige album)
Stages is an album by Elaine Paige, released in 1983 on the Warner Music and has been re-issued on CD. The album charted in the UK album charts at #2 in 1983....
in 1983 and Cinema
Cinema (Elaine Paige album)
Cinema is the forth solo album by Elaine Paige. The album was released in 1984 on Warner Music, peaking at #12 in the UK album charts. This album has been re-issued on CD.It was the second of Paige's recordings to be produced by Tony Visconti...
in 1984. It was also recorded at Visconti's Good Earth Studios in London.
This album saw Paige return to mainstream pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and a move away from her previous two themed albums. One song only was taken from her usual musical theater career. The song "I Know Him So Well" had been released as a single in 1984 and proved very popular when it reached No.1 position in the UK chart. Paige recorded the song as a duet with Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
for the Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
.
Elaine Paige also wrote herself on this album, in a collaboration with Tim Rice
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is an British lyricist and author.An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus...
, on the lyrics for "All Things Considered", which were set to a melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
by Vangelis
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
.
Track listing
- "Love HurtsLove Hurts"Love Hurts" is the name of a song, written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is also well known from a 1975 international hit version by the rock band Nazareth and in the UK by a top 5 hit in 1975 by Jim Capaldi.The song was introduced...
" - 4.59 (Boudleaux Bryant) - "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest WordSorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album. It was his second single on Rocket Records. The song is a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship...
" - 3.29 (Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
/Bernie TaupinBernie TaupinBernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...
) - "This Is Where I Came In" - 3.41 (Wendy Waldman/Phil Galdston)
- "All Things Considered" - 3.39 (VangelisVangelisEvangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
/Tim RiceTim RiceSir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is an British lyricist and author.An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus...
/Elaine PaigeElaine PaigeElaine Paige OBE is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16...
) - "MacArthur ParkMacArthur Park (song)"MacArthur Park" is a song by Jimmy Webb, originally composed as part of an intended cantata. The song was initially rejected by The Association. Richard Harris was the first to record it, in 1968; the song was subsequently covered by numerous artists. Among the best-known covers are Donna Summer's...
" - 6.46 (Jimmy WebbJimmy WebbJimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
) - "For You" - 4.00 (Judie TzukeJudie TzukeJudie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
/Mike Paxman) - "My Man and Me" - 4.15 (Andy HillAndy Hill (composer)Andy Hill is a British music producer and songwriter who scored many hits during the 1980s and 90s...
/Frank MuskerFrank MuskerFrank Musker is a songwriter and composer. Especially in the 80s and 90s he worked with artists like Sheena Easton, The Babys, Robert Miles, Jennifer Rush, Bucks Fizz , Air Supply, Zucchero and Brian May...
) - "Without You" - 3.15 (Pete Ham/Tom Evans)
- "The Apple Tree" - 4.00 (Chris DiffordChris DiffordChris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
/Glenn TilbrookGlenn TilbrookGlenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
) - "Shaking You" - 3.50 (Paul GordonPaul Gordon (musician)Paul Christian Gordon is a musician. He has worked with Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Charles and Eddie, The B-52's, The Devlins, Eran DD, Jeffrey Gaines, Goo Goo Dolls, John Gregory, Nona Hendryx, Carly Hennessy, The Juliet Dagger, Jill Jones, Chaka Khan, Prince, Lila McCann, Mandy...
/David Foster/Tom Keane) - "I Know Him So WellI Know Him So Well"I Know Him So Well" is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. In this duet, two women – Svetlana, the Russian chess champion's estranged wife, and Florence, his mistress – express their bittersweet feelings for him and at seeing...
" (Elaine PaigeElaine PaigeElaine Paige OBE is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16...
and Barbara DicksonBarbara DicksonBarbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
- 4.14 (Benny AnderssonBenny AnderssonGöran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
/Tim Rice/Björn UlvaeusBjörn UlvaeusBjörn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
)
Personnel
- Elaine Paige - vocals
- Derek Bramble - bass guitar
- Hugh Burns - guitar
- Andy Duncan - drums
- Michael J. Mullins - backing vocals
- Ray RussellRay Russell (musician)Raymond 'Ray' Russell is an English session musician who is primarily a guitarist. He is also renowned as a record producer, composer and session musician....
- guitar - Robin Smith - keyboards, backing vocals
- Barbara Thompson - saxophone
- Tony Visconti - banjo, recorders, backing vocals
- Graham Ward - drums
The Mark Peterson Singers and The London Community Gospel Choir
London Community Gospel Choir
The London Community Gospel Choir is a successful gospel choir located in the United Kingdom.-History:The London Community Gospel Choir was founded in 1982 by the Reverend Bazil Meade with the assistance of Lawrence Johnson, Delroy Powell and John Francis.Initially the idea was for a single concert...
also appeared. The Astarte Session Orchestra was led by Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra, best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions as well as numerous TV and movie soundtracks Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London...
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Production
- Producer - Tony Visconti
- Assistant Engineer - Gordon Futter
- "The Apple Tree" Assistant Engineer - Chris Porter
- Orchestrations - Robin Smith
- Programming - Tony Visconti