Love Can Build a Bridge
"Love Can Build a Bridge" is the title of a song recorded by American country music mother-daughter duo The Judds from their 1990 album of the same name. It was a Top 5 country hit in mid-1991.
It was later covered by Children For Rwanda as a charity single in aid of Save The Children. Although it was unsuccessful, reaching only number 57 in the UK singles chart in September 1994, it was then chosen as 1995's official Comic Relief single. A new version recorded by American singers Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and English singer/guitarist Eric Clapton was released and reached #1 in the UK charts for a week.
Declan Galbraith sang the song on his 2002 self titled debut album. Irish boy band Westlife covered it on their eighth studio album The Love Album.
The song was also sung by 10 year old Britney Spears on Star Search in 1991.
Content
It is a country ballad about the importance of always standing together, and was co-written by Naomi Judd and dedicated to the Judd family and fans as almost a goodbye, as at the time Naomi was chronically ill with Hepatitis-C and was forced to retire as it had been speculated that she had only three years left to live.
Charts
The Judds
"Love Can Build a Bridge" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 8, 1990.
| Chart (1990-1991) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks |
5 |
| Canadian RPM Top Country Tracks |
6 |
Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton
| Chart (1995) |
Peak
position |
| Austrian Singles Chart[1] |
18 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[2] |
41 |
| German Singles Chart |
62 |
| Polish Singles Chart |
30 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] |
21 |
| Turkish Airplay Chart |
3 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] |
1 |
References
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart [1] . Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ^ Dutch Singles Chart [2] . Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart [3] . Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ^ UK Singles Chart [4] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.
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