Where Love Lives
| "Where Love Lives" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 One of UK 7" vinyl singles | ||||
| Single by Alison Limerick | ||||
| from the album And Still I Rise | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Format | CD Maxi, 12" Maxi Single, 7" Single | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Dance, House, Disco, Dance-pop, Funk | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Lati Kronlund | |||
| Producer(s) | Lati Kronlund | |||
| Alison Limerick singles chronology | ||||
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"Where Love Lives (Come On In)" is a 1990 song by the British singer Alison Limerick. A huge club hit in the early 1990s in both the United Kingdom and United States, the track is Limerick's most successful release. Written and produced by Lati Kronlund, it has been remixed and re-released several times.
About the song
Mixmag ranked the song number one in its 100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time list in 1996, adding: "Where Love Lives (Come On in) is the greatest dance record of all time because it's got everything. It swings, it makes girls pout, boys preen and hearts sing. There's a touch of sadness about it but it's incredibly uplifting, reaching a bittersweet joy that only the most spiritual of house achieves. Ms Limerick - whose subsequent career never lived up to this - sings with a throaty, controlled abandon, hitting the high notes while arms hit the ceiling. Even the lyrics are cool: strong woman sends out her love but gives her lover a bit of a slagging while she's about it."
In BBC Radio’s 2008 listeners & DJs poll The Greatest Ever Dance Record, ”Where Love Lives” came in at #5 after Michael Jackson’s ”Billie Jean”, James Brown’s ”Sex Machine”, Donna Summer’s ”I Feel Love” and Derrick May’s ”Strings Of Life”.
In 2011, DJ Mag included ”Where Love Lives” in their list of the Top 100 Most Important House Tracks.
Chart performances
Upon its first release in 1990, "Where Loves Lives" failed to make an impact in the UK Singles Chart when it peaked at #87. However, after becoming a successful club hit, a re-release some months later in 1991 ensured the song entered the UK Top 30 when it peaked at #27. Another release in 1996, remixed by Dancing Divas, was even more successful when it peaked at #9 on the UK Singles Chart becoming Limerick's highest charting hit. Another remix in 2003 peaked at #44.
The song was also a dance/club hit in the United States, peaking at number 3 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play in 1991. In 1996, a new remix peaked at #4 and in 2003 another remix peaked on number 16 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Music video
A music video was made for "Where Love Lives", directed by James Hyman.