Tren de Amor

"Tren de Amor"
Single by Jermaine Stewart
from the album What Becomes a Legend Most
B-side When Sex Becomes a Religion
Released 1989
Format 7" single, 12" single, CD single
Genre Pop
Length 3:51
Label 10 Records, Virgin Records
Writer(s) Jermaine Stewart, Ian Curnow, Phil Harding
Producer(s) Ian Curnow, Phil Harding
Jermaine Stewart singles chronology
"Is It Really Love?"
(1989)		 "Tren de Amor"
(1989)		 "Every Woman Wants To"
(1990)

"Tren de Amor" (Spanish for "Train of Love") is pop vocalist Jermaine Stewart's second and last single of 1989. The song is the album opener on his fourth album What Becomes a Legend Most. This single was the lead single from the 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] Stewart's first 1989 single "Is It Really Love?" was not released as a single in the UK.[2] "Tren de Amor" managed to just peak into the UK top 100, peaking at #97 for a total of three weeks.[3]

A promotional video was created for the single, with Stewart also performing the song on the German "Peters Pop Show". He also performed the song on the show Eurotops, where he wore the same outfit and hairstyle as in the single's artwork photography. A limited edition 7" vinyl single was also released which included an exclusive poster bag.[4]

The song was used in the soundtrack for the 1989 film She-Devil[5] which starred Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley, Jr.[6]

"Tren de Amor" was written by Stewart, Ian Curnow and Phil Harding. Both Curnow and Harding are well known as the production duo and also known for their involvement with Pete Waterman Entertainment.

The b-side for the single "When Sex Becomes a Religion" was exclusive to the single, written by Stewart, Arnold Hennings and Vince Lawrence.[7] Lawrence is a dance music producer, businessman and is one of the leading innovators of the genre of music called "House Music".[8]

For the single, various remixes of "Tren de Amor" were released along with the CD single track "Got To Be Love (The Cymone Mix)" which is a remix of a track from Stewart's 1987 album "Say It Again". The song was written by Stewart and André Cymone who also remixed this remix. Cymone was a former bandmate of Prince and also ex-husband of Jody Watley.

Formats

7" Single
  1. "Tren de Amor" - 3:51
  2. "When Sex Becomes a Religion" - 4:21
12" Single
  1. "Tren de Amor (Express Mix)" - 6:35
  2. "Tren de Amor (A Capella Mix)" - 4:55
  3. "When Sex Becomes a Religion" - 4:19
CD Single
  1. "Tren de Amor" - 3:51
  2. "Got To Be Love (The Cymone Mix)" - 4:47
  3. "Tren De Amor (Express Mix)" - 6:35
  4. "When Sex Becomes a Religion" - 4:21

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 97

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. ↑ "ChartArchive - Jermaine Stewart". Chartstats.com. 2012-06-19. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ChartArchive - Jermaine Stewart - Tren De Amour". Chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Jermaine Stewart - Tren De Amor (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098309/soundtrack
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098309/
  7. ↑ "Jermaine Stewart - Tren De Amor at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. ↑ "Electronic Musician - featuring gear reviews, audio tutorials, loops and samples". Emusician.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.