Is It Really Love?

"Is It Really Love?"
Single by Jermaine Stewart
from the album Say It Again
B-side Search
Released 1989
Format 7" single, 12" single, CD single
Genre Pop
Length 4:00
Label 10 Records
Writer(s) André Cymone, Jody Watley
Producer(s) André Cymone
Jermaine Stewart singles chronology
"Don't Talk Dirty to Me"
(1988)		 "Is It Really Love?"
(1989)		 "Tren de Amor"
(1989)

"Is It Really Love?" is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of three singles of 1989. The song is from his third album Say It Again. It was the last of four singles from this album.

Since 1988, there had been a decline in Stewart's popularity, with the 1988 single "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" only reaching #61 in the UK.[1] "Is It Really Love" was not released as a single in the UK but as a single in Germany only, where the country took an interest, with the song peaking at #41 there.

No promotional video was created for the single and no TV performances of the song exist which may have contributed to the limited success the single had.

"Is It Really Love?" was written by André Cymone and Jody Watley. Cymone was a former bandmate of Prince and also ex-husband of Watley. Watley is an American, singer, songwriter, record producer, and founder of Avitone Records, best known for her single "Looking for a New Love" and "Real Love".[2]

The b-side for the single "Search" was exclusive to the single, written by Jermaine Stewart and Roy Carter. The b-side later appeared on the 2005 compilation Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart.[3] Carter was rhythm guitarist for the disco band Heatwave before leaving to pursue a career in record production.

For the single, various remixes of "Is It Really Love?" were released along with the CD single track "Get Lucky (Album Version)" which is the album version of the second single from Stewart's 1987 album "Say It Again". The song was written by Errol Brown and Simon Climie. Brown is a Jamaican-born singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Hot Chocolate. Climie is a songwriter and the former lead singer of the 1980s, UK pop duo, Climie Fisher, but is now more well known for his work as a collaborator with Eric Clapton.

Formats

7" Single
  1. "Is It Really Love?" - 4:00
  2. "Search" - 4:23
12" Single
  1. "Is It Really Love? (Extended Remix)" - 6:53
  2. "Is It Really Love? (Dub Mix)" - 5:26
  3. "Search" - 4:23
CD Single
  1. "Is It Really Love (7" Mix)" - 4:01
  2. "Get Lucky (Album Version)" - 4:05
  3. "Is It Really Love? (Extended Remix)" - 6:55
  4. "Search" - 4:23

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[4] 41

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "ChartArchive - Jermaine Stewart - Don't Talk Dirty To Me". Chartstats.com. 1988-09-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Jody Watley Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Jermaine Stewart - A Tribute To 'Jermaine Stewart' "Attention" (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ↑ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-06-23.