Love Is Here

Love Is Here
Studio album by Starsailor
Released	October 8, 2001
Genre	Indie rock, piano rock
Length	46:23
Label	EMI
Producer	Mark Aubrey Steve Osborne Starsailor
Starsailor chronology
Love Is Here (2001) Silence Is Easy (2003)
Singles from Love Is Here
"Fever" Released: February 5, 2001 "Good Souls" Released: April 23, 2001 "Alcoholic" Released: September 17, 2001 "Lullaby" Released: December 10, 2001 "Poor Misguided Fool" Released: March 18, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(5.7/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Love Is Here is the first studio album by indie rock band Starsailor, released on 8 October 2001 (see 2001 in music). In 2002 'Love is Here' was certified as Platinum in the UK^[4]

Track listing

1. "Tie Up My Hands" – 5:46
2. "Poor Misguided Fool" – 3:51
3. "Alcoholic" – 2:56
4. "Lullaby" – 4:13
5. "Way to Fall" – 4:30
6. "Fever" – 4:03
7. "She Just Wept" – 4:12
8. "Talk Her Down" – 4:11
9. "Love Is Here" – 4:41
10. "Good Souls" – 4:53
11. "Coming Down" – 14:30 (song ends at 3:07)

The album also includes a hidden track at 13:35 of the track "Coming Down," consisting of under a minute of humming from the band members. The humming is background accompaniment for the song "Coming Down", but an alternate take.

Chart Position

Personnel

• Ben Byrne – drums
• James 'Stel' Stelfox – bass guitar
• James Walsh – vocals, guitar
• Barry Westhead – keyboards

In popular culture

• The song "Way to Fall" is played during the ending credits of the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Director Hideo Kojima hand-picked the song for the game's soundtrack, apparently having discovered the song by accident while looking for another song.

Reception

Q listed Love Is Here as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.^[6]

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
4. ↑ Starsailor Awards :: Music - For Your Information :: Starsailor Awards @ Mfyi.com
5. ↑
6. ↑ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.