Valentine (T'Pau song)

"Valentine"
Single by T'Pau
from the album Bridge of Spies
B-side Giving My Love Away
Released 1988
Format 7" single, 12" single, CD single
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 3:55
Label Siren Records, Virgin Records
Writer(s) Ronnie Rogers, Carol Decker
Producer Roy Thomas Baker
T'Pau singles chronology
"Bridge of Spies"
(1988)		 "Valentine"
(1988)		 "Sex Talk (Live)"
(1988)
Alternative Cover
Cover of "Valentine (1993 Reissue)".

"Valentine" is the second of six singles of 1988 from the British band T'Pau.

Contents

Background

The single was the band's third top 10 single in the UK, peaking at #9 for a total of eight weeks.[1] Although the band would continue to release big hits, no following singles reached the top ten, making "Valentine" the final top ten single from the band. The single was also a moderate hit within Europe.

A promotional video was created for the single.[2] The band also performed the song on UK show The Roxy[3] as well as the popular music show Top of the Pops.[4]

"Valentine" was written by rhythm guitarist Ronnie Rogers and lead vocalist Carol Decker.[5]

The b-side for the single "Giving My Love Away" was exclusive to the single, written again by Rogers and Decker.[5] The song was produced by Rogers and T'Pau drummer Tim Burgess.[6]

For the 12" vinyl and CD versions of the single, a bonus cover version of "I'm a Believer" was included. The song featured Ron Rogers on lead vocal, originally written by Neil Diamond.[5] The song was produced by Rogers and Burgess.[6]

The CD version of the single featured a live version of the band's biggest hit (UK #1), "China in Your Hand". The recording is an unadulterated and unoverdubbed live recording made at the Scottish Exhibition Centre on 29 October 1987.[5]

1993 Reissue

In 1993, a reissue of "Valentine" was released as a 7" and CD single, peaking at #53 in the UK for a total of one week.[7]

The single was released to promote the compilation "Heart and Soul – The Very Best of T'Pau", both being released in February that year.[1]

The reissue single would be the last appearance T'Pau would make on the UK singles chart.[1]

The 7" single would feature one live version of "China in Your Hand", live from Hammersmith March 1988.[8]

The CD reissue single featured three bonus tracks, "Heart and Soul", "China in Your Hand" and "Sex Talk". All three of these tracks were previously unreleased live versions, recorded live at Hammersmith, London.[9]

Formats

Original release

7" Single
  1. "Valentine" - 3:55
  2. "Giving My Love Away" - 3:19
12" Single
  1. "Valentine" - 3:55
  2. "Giving My Love Away" - 3:19
  3. "I'm A Believer" - 3:24
CD Single
  1. "Valentine" - 3:53
  2. "Giving My Love Away" - 3:10
  3. "I'm A Believer" - 3:24
  4. "China in Your Hand (Live)" - 5:49

1993 Reissue

7" Single
  1. "Valentine"
  2. "China in Your Hand (Live)"
CD Single
  1. "Valentine"
  2. "Heart and Soul (Live)"
  3. "China in Your Hand (Live)"
  4. "Sex Talk (Live)"

Chart performance

Original release

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart 13
Dutch Singles Chart[10] 17
German Singles Chart[11] 37
Irish Singles Chart[12] 10
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 21
UK Singles Chart[14] 9

1993 Reissue

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[7] 53

Personnel

Additional Personnel

References

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  2. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (4 August 2007). "‪T'pau - Valentine‬‏". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9UwwhIkTM. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  3. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (26 July 2007). "‪T'pau - Valentine‬‏". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWT77lmPbeA. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  4. ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (30 November 2010). "‪T'Pau - Valentine TOTP.m2ts‬‏". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqfSH-3wG8U. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  5. ^ a b c d "T'Pau - Valentine (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 29 October 1987. http://www.discogs.com/TPau-Valentine/release/1100033. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  6. ^ a b "T'Pau - Valentine (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/TPau-Valentine/release/1283813. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  7. ^ a b "T'Pau - Valentine {1993}". Chart Stats. 20 February 1993. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=20363. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  8. ^ "T'Pau Valentine UK 7" RECORD (193711)". Eil.com. http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=193711. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  9. ^ "T'pau CD Singles, T'pau CDs, Buy Rare T'pau CDs". Mattscdsingles.com. http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_T_pau_479.html. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  10. ^ Steffen Hung. "T'Pau - Valentine". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=T%27Pau&titel=Valentine&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  11. ^ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/T%2527PAU/single. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  12. ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  13. ^ Steffen Hung. "T'Pau - Valentine". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=T%27Pau&titel=Valentine&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  14. ^ "T'Pau - Valentine". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=14806. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
T'Pau
Studio albums
Bridge of Spies (1987) • Rage (1988) • The Promise (1991) Red (1998)
Compilations
Heart and Soul - The Very Best of T'Pau (1993) • The Greatest Hits (1997) • Greatest Hits Live (2003)
Singles
"Heart and Soul" • "Intimate Strangers" • "China in Your Hand" • "Bridge of Spies" • "Valentine" • "Sex Talk (Live)" • "I Will Be With You" • "Secret Garden" • "Road to Our Dream" • "Only the Lonely" • "Whenever You Need Me" • "Walk on Air" • "Soul Destruction" • "Only A Heartbeat" • "Valentine" • "Heart and Soul '97" • "With a Little Luck" • "Giving Up the Ghost" •
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