Is This Love (Bob Marley song)
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"Is This Love" is a song
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
, released on his 1978 album Kaya
. The song became one of the best known Marley songs and was part of the Legend compilation. It peaked at #9 in the UK charts upon its release in 1978.
A live rendition of the song can be found on the Babylon by Bus
live album from Paris in 1978.
was also produced; in the video supermodel Naomi Campbell
, then 7 years old, made her first appearance in the public.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Additional members were Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Cherry Smith and Aston and Carlton Barrett...
, released on his 1978 album Kaya
Kaya (album)
Kaya is a roots reggae album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1978. The album consists of tracks recorded alongside those present on the Exodus album in 1977. The album has a very relaxed, laid back sound, lacking much of the militant quality of the Wailers lyrically and musically...
. The song became one of the best known Marley songs and was part of the Legend compilation. It peaked at #9 in the UK charts upon its release in 1978.
A live rendition of the song can be found on the Babylon by Bus
Babylon by Bus
Babylon By Bus is a live album released by Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1978. The tracks on this album are considered, with two exceptions, to be from the Pavillon de Paris concerts over 3 nights, 25-27th June 1978, during the Kaya Tour, though there are discrepancies in the track listing.Like the...
live album from Paris in 1978.
Music video
A music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was also produced; in the video supermodel Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
, then 7 years old, made her first appearance in the public.
In popular culture
Curiously, the original multi-tracks of this song have been made available in collector's circles and on the internet.- The song is played in the movies In the Name of the Father (1995) Six Days Seven NightsSix Days Seven NightsSix Days Seven Nights is a 1998 adventure film. The screenplay was written by Michael Browning. The movie, filmed on location in Kauai, is directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, and Temuera Morrison...
(1998) Lake PlacidLake Placid (film)Lake Placid is a 1999 American monster movie with elements of comedy, horror, bromance film, and the buddy genre. It was written and produced by David E. Kelley, directed by Steve Miner, and stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin Bacon, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Oliver Platt, and...
(1999) and 50 First Dates50 First Dates50 First Dates is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by George Wing. The film stars Adam Sandler as a woman-chasing veterinarian and Drew Barrymore as an amnesiac, along with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, and Dan Aykroyd.Most of the film...
(2004).
- RihannaRihannaRobyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
sings the song in her concert released DVD. Good Girl Gone Bad LiveGood Girl Gone Bad LiveGood Girl Gone Bad Live is the first music DVD and Blu-Ray release video from Rhythm and Blues singer Rihanna. It was released on 13 June 2008 in Europe. The DVD includes the show from the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, filmed during the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour on the 6 December 2007...
- Scott Matthews has the song as a bonus track on his album Elsewhere
- The song is also featured as the theme for the ending credits of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach VolleyballDead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyballis a beach volleyball game by Tecmo released in 2003 exclusively for the Xbox. The game is a departure from the rest of the Dead or Alive series which otherwise consists of fighting games and marks the first game in the series to have a Mature rating due to the very revealing swimsuits featured in...
as well as its sequel, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2Dead or Alive Xtreme 2Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 is a 2006 video game for the Xbox 360 game console. Developed by Team Ninja, it is the sequel to Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball...
- In 1980, it was covered by The Pat TraversPat TraversPatrick Henry "Pat" Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s...
Band on their Crash and Burn (Pat Travers Band album) LP.
- In 2006, it was covered by Karen Lane and Paul Malsom on their album 'Can't Help It', 33JAZZ141.
- In 2010, it was covered by Corinne Bailey RaeCorinne Bailey RaeCorinne Bailey Rae is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leeds, who released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006....
and released digitally as a single and on 2011's The Love E.P.The Love EP (Corinne Bailey Rae EP)The Love EP is a January 2011 released EP from Leeds born singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. The EP consists of 5 cover versions love songs.-Track listing:#"I Wanna Be Your Lover" - 3:29#"Low Red Moon" - 5:00...
. The version recevied nominated Grammy Award for Best R&B PerformanceGrammy Award for Best R&B PerformanceThe Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is a new category in the annual Grammy Awards ceremony from 2012.It combines the previous categories for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative...
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- In the book Marley and Me, author John Grogan says that he & his wife Jenny came up with Marley's name when, during an argument about what to name their dog, Jenny walked to the tape deck and pushed play, and the song started playing.
- A reference to the song is made in the lyrics "Just like the song on our radio set / We’ll share the shelter of my single bed" from James BluntJames BluntJames Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
song "Stay the NightStay The Night (James Blunt song)"Stay the Night" is the lead single from English singer-songwriter James Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble. The single was released on 25 October 2010. The single received an exclusive advance-release in Austria on 10 September 2010...
", the first single of the 2010 album "Some Kind of TroubleSome Kind of TroubleSome Kind of Trouble is the third studio album from British singer-songwriter James Blunt. The album was released on 8 November 2010. On December 6, 2011, a deluxe version of the album will be released, entitled Some Kind Of Trouble: Revisted....
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