A handful of '90s classics (Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart") and R&B hits are on the list, as are sweeter numbers that would be at home on a Valentine's Day playlist if you're spending the holiday solo. Some of the sad love songs in this collection have the capacity to make you cry, and may even help you mend a broken heart after a breakup. But sometimes the track that really hits home is more somber. We all enjoy a celebratory and, dare we say it, slightly sappy love song that revels in the beauty of human connection. ^ "LOVE AFFAIR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". ![]() ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener".^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – The Love Affair" (in Dutch).^ " The Irish Charts – – Rainbow Valley".^ " The Love Affair – Rainbow Valley" (in German).^ "Super Love Affair, with a heaven on earth." (PDF).^ "Do-it-yourself Affair very samey" (PDF).^ "Seductive smells and the Love Affair" (PDF).^ "Knight: 'I don't like the Love Affair's record' " (PDF).^ Robert Knight - My Rainbow Valley, retrieved.^ a b "Love Affair set for big solo tour" (PDF).But from then on its all very, very good pop music". For Disc and Music Echo, Penny Valentine wrote "of course there's a lot of their first hit's influence – especially during the opening with the bongos. Not directly so commercial, but it proves a few points about the boys' ability". Ellis sings even better on this slightly confused beater. Peter Jones for Record Mirror described the song as "Good, obviously, following on a number one – and the young Mr. Steve Ellis' earthy voice handles the lyric - and, due to one or two intricacies and tempo breaks - he's given more chance to display his dexterity and flexibility than on the group's No.1 hit". There's the same cantering rhythm and explosive orchestral accompaniment. Reviewing for New Musical Express, Derek Johnson described "Rainbow Valley" as "a predictable follow-up from Love Affair - the song is similar in concept to "Everlasting Love" and the arrangement almost identical. Our record came out at the same time as new ones by The Small Faces and The Herd, and they've been on TV five or six times while we've only done one". Guitarist Rex Brayley put it down to " the lack of radio and TV plugs", with keyboardist Morgan Fisher adding that "I think there was an anti feeling in the business. Despite being released at the beginning of April 1968, "Rainbow Valley" did not initially chart very highly. It also features Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie on backing vocals along with an accompaniment by the Keith Mansfield Orchestra. However, according to the band's official website, "Rainbow Valley" consisted of session musicians Big Jim Sullivan on guitar, Russ Stableford on bass, and Clem Cattini on drums. ![]() When promoting "Rainbow Valley", they insisted they had played on the song. Īfter the release of "Everlasting Love", it was revealed that the band had controversially not played on the song. I suppose I should be flattered that they like my voice and style enough to copy my songs". After finding out about the Love Affair's version of "Rainbow Valley", Knight said "They sure follow me around, don't they?. "Rainbow Valley" was written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden, who had written the band's previous number-one single " Everlasting Love", which had also been first released by Robert Knight. However, the song is better known for being covered by British band the Love Affair, whose version was released as "Rainbow Valley", and which became a top-ten hit in several countries. It was later released as a single in May 1968. ![]() " My Rainbow Valley" is a song first recorded and released by American singer Robert Knight on his 1967 album Everlasting Love. 1967 song by Robert Knight "Rainbow Valley"įrom the album The Everlasting Love Affair
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |