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Love Has No Name
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Wikipedia article
"'Love Has No Name'" is a song from British-New Zealand electronic dance music group Babble, which was released in 1996 as the sole single from their second and final studio album 'Ether'. The song was written by Alannah Currie (lyrics) and Tom Bailey (music), and was produced by Bailey, Currie and Keith Fernley. It reached number 10 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Dance Music Club Play chart.
The song features Teremoana Rapley as guest vocalist. It is the only track on 'Ether' not to feature Bailey or Currie on lead vocals.
Critical reception
On its release, Larry Flick of 'Billboard' described Babble as an act which "deftly blends electro-pop gloss with gritty dance and world beat rhythms" and praised Rapley as an "enigmatic vocal presence" which "bring[s] the melodramatic pose of a French chanteuse to the song". Flick also praised Todd Terry's house remix and drew comparisons to Terry's remix work on "Missing" by Everything but the Girl. In a review of 'Ether', Daina Darzin of 'Cash Box' praised the song as "particularly memorable" and noted its "undulating dance beat" and "sensual, Sade-style vocals". Chuck Campbell of the 'Knoxville NewsSentinel' noted it had a "livelier rhythm" than the rest of 'Ether', but added that the song was "in need of development".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the US double 12-inch vinyl single and the 'Ether' CD booklet.
* Babble music
* Teremoana Rapley vocals
'Production'
* Tom Bailey producer, programming, recording, mixing
* Alannah Currie producer, recording, mixing
* Keith Fernley producer, engineer, programming, recording, mixing
'Remixes'
* Tom Bailey all remixes except "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
* Simon Rycroft assistant remixer on all remixes except "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
* Todd Terry remixer and additional production on "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
* Matthias Heibron engineer on "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
'Other'
* V8 with Babble sleeve design
* Melanie Bridge photography
Charts
References
Category:1996 songs
Category:1996 singles
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:Songs written by Alannah Currie
Category:Songs written by Tom Bailey (musician)
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