Love Moves

Love Moves is the seventh studio album by English pop singer Kim Wilde, released in May 1990 by MCA Records.

Love Moves
Studio album by
Kim Wilde
Released14 May 1990[1]
Recorded1989–1990
StudioSelect Sound Studios (Knebworth, England); RAK Studios (London, UK)
GenrePop · dance-pop · synth-pop
LabelMCA
ProducerRicky Wilde
Kim Wilde chronology
Close
(1988)		 Love Moves
(1990)		 Love Is
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Hitkrant(favorable)[3]
Melody Maker(favorable)[4]
New Musical Express7/10[5]
Q[6]
Record Mirror[7]
Select[8]

This was the first album by Wilde to yield no top 40 hit singles in the UK; "Time", the second release from the album, was the lowest charting single in her discography at that time. Five singles in total were released across Europe, with "It's Here", the album's lead single, becoming a top 20 hit in Scandinavian countries and "Can't Get Enough" making a top 20 entry and long run on the French singles chart.

The album attempted to capitalize on the success of Wilde's previous album, Close (1988), but although a top 10 album in Scandinavian countries, it failed to sell as strongly as its predecessor. Some critics noted the MOR feel of the album and the use of similar production sounds throughout. It includes guests Jaki Graham, who contributed backing vocals, and Deon Estus, playing bass guitar. Wilde herself believed "it was a very strong album, and it was very disappointing that it didn't do well. But it didn't really come as too much of a big surprise, because my career before then had always been very up and down. So it wasn't a complete shock... but it was very disappointing."[9]

Critical response

Love Moves received mostly mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Colin Irwan of Smash Hits, despite referring to Wilde as "one of pop's more welcome survivors", accused the singer of "underselling" herself. Describing "It's Here" as "characterless" and the album itself as containing "featherweight production and unimaginative material", some praise was given to "Time" (which was compared to the work of Belinda Carlisle) and "In Hollywood" (featuring a "Madonna-esque sense of drama").[10] Q described the album as a disappointment, writing of Wilde's "character-free voice" and the "EEC approved variants of what once might have been considered a lightly soulful persuasion" found on "Time" and "Who's to Blame".[11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kim Wilde and Ricky Wilde; except where indicated.

  1. "It's Here" – 3:36
  2. "Love (Send Him Back to Me)" (Tony Swain) – 4:32
  3. "Storm in Our Hearts" (Tony Swain) – 5:09
  4. "World in Perfect Harmony" – 3:53
  5. "Someday" – 4:49
  6. "Time" – 4:11
  7. "Who's to Blame" (Tony Swain) – 3:48
  8. "Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)" – 4:00
  9. "In Hollywood" (Tony Swain) – 4:17
  10. "I Can't Say Goodbye" – 5:01

Personnel
  • Kim Wilde – lead and backing vocals
  • Ricky Wilde – keyboards, programming
  • Tony Swain – additional keyboards (2, 3, 7, 9), additional programming (2, 3, 7, 9)
  • Steve Byrd – guitars (1, 4, 8, 10)
  • Deon Estus – bass (10)
  • Danny Cummings – percussion (9)
  • Richard Niles – string arrangements (10)

Production
  • Ricky Wilde – producer, mixing
  • Jimmy Jazz – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Streater – assistant engineer
  • Three Associates (3a) – album design
  • Johnnie Rutter – photography

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 126
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 39
European Albums (Music & Media)[14] 36
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 24
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 37

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Smith, Robin (12 May 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press.
  3. "Review of Love Moves". Hitkrant. 16 June 1990.
  4. Roberts, Chris (19 May 1990). "Albums". Melody Maker. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. McCann, Ian (19 May 1990). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 32.
  6. "Review of Love Moves". Q. 1 January 1990.
  7. Stanton, Peter (19 May 1990). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804.
  8. Brown, Russell (July 1990). "Reviews. The New Discs: Kim Wilde – Love Moves". Select. No. 1. London: EMAP Metro. p. 118. ISSN 0959-8367. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
  9. Frequenstar (M6 (France), October 5, 1992)
  10. Irwan, Colin. "Review - Love Moves". Smash Hits. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  11. "Review - Love Moves". Q. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  12. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 9 November 2015". Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015 – via Imgur.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kim Wilde – Love Moves" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  14. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 26. 30 June 1990. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  15. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – Love Moves" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Kim Wilde – Love Moves". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  18. "Swedishcharts.com – Kim Wilde – Love Moves". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Kim Wilde – Love Moves". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  21. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Kim Wilde; 'Love Moves')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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