Inside Love

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"Inside Love"
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Single by Seven
B-side"Till Then"
ReleasedJanuary 1990
Recorded1989
GenreAOR
Length3:53
LabelPolydor Records
Songwriter(s)Keith McFarlane, Simon LeFevre
Producer(s)John Parr
Seven singles chronology
"Inside Love"
(1990) 		"Man With a Vision"
(1990)

"Inside Love" is a song by the British AOR band Seven, released in 1990 as their debut single.[1] It was written by Keith McFarlane and Simon LeFevre, and produced by John Parr. "Inside Love" reached No. 78 in the UK, and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.[2]

Seven had secured a contract with Polydor in 1989. They produced two singles from the label; "Inside Love" and "Man With a Vision". Both were produced by Parr.[3] A promotional video was filmed to promote the single.[4]

"Inside Love" was released by Polydor in the UK only on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD. The B-side, "Till Then", was also written by Macfarlane and Lefevre, and produced by Tim Lewis and Mike Parker.[5] The 12" vinyl and CD formats of the single also featured an extended version of "Inside Love".[6][7]

The lack of success of "Inside Love" and "Man With a Vision" led to the band being dropped by Polydor and subsequently splitting. Later in 2014, the original line-up of Seven reunited and released their self-titled debut album that year through Escape Music. Seven included a re-recorded version of "Inside Love".[8]

Critical reception[]

For one UK magazine, Phillip Schofield described the track as a "moody ballad that wiggles its way inside your brain forever after a couple of plays."[9] Cover Boys magazine stated: "If you're familiar with the sounds of American bands like Journey and Foreigner, then you'll understand a little of how Seven sound."[10]

Formats[]

7" single
  1. "Inside Love" - 3:53
  2. "Till Then" - 3:51
12" single
  1. "Inside Love (Extended Version)" - 6:46
  2. "Inside Love" - 3:53
  3. "Till Then" - 3:51
CD single
  1. "Inside Love" - 3:53
  2. "Till Then" - 3:51
  3. "Inside Love (Extended Version)" - 6:46

Chart performance[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 78

Personnel[]

Seven
  • Mick Devine - lead vocals
  • Keith Macfarlane - guitar, backing vocals
  • Pat Davey - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Lefevre - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Austin Lane - drums
Production
  • John Parr - producer of "Inside Love"
  • Tim Lewis, Mike Parker - producers of "Till Then"
  • John Spence - engineer on "Inside Love"
  • Stephen W Taylor - remixing on "Inside Love"
Other
  • Paul Cox - photography
  • Stylorouge - design
  • John Wolff, Mike Parker - management

References[]

  1. ^ "Seven (6) - Inside Love (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "SEVEN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1990-01-13. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. ^ "aor-fm.com". aor-fm.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. ^ "Seven Inside Love". YouTube. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. ^ "Seven (75) - Inside Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  6. ^ "Seven (75) - Inside Love (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  7. ^ "Seven (75) - Inside Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1990-01-08. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  8. ^ "The Website of Escape-Music Ltd". Escape-music.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  9. ^ http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/100/e56591fee398bd7658a8fb2fc129bb70/l.jpg
  10. ^ http://a3.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/16/18e63113ff168488f059a180712f4439/l.jpg
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