| "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Nelson | |
| from the album After the Rain | |
| B-side | "Will You Love Me" |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Power ballad, pop |
| Length | 3:55 |
| Label | Geffen |
| Writer(s) | Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson, Marc Tanner |
"(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" is a 1990 Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit single by Nelson. It was released in 1990 on Geffen Records and backed with "Will You Love Me". The song was based on a crush on Cindy Crawford. The music video features model and actress Judie Aronson.
The production on the single and its B-side, "Will You Love Me", was done by David Thoener and Marc Tanner. It also appears as the first track on Nelson's album, After the Rain.
It became a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990, the duo's only chart-topper.
| End of year chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 27 |
| Preceded by "Release Me" by Wilson Phillips |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 29, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Close to You" by Maxi Priest |