Love Is Alive (Gary Wright song)
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"Love Is Alive" is a 1976 song by Gary Wright
that was a hit single in the US, reaching #2 in the Billboard charts. Taken from the album The Dream Weaver
, released the previous year, it features Wright on vocals and keyboards with Jim Keltner on drums. The album's title cut and "Love is Alive" both peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart.
included this song on his 1992 Night Calls
album and performed it on his Night Calls tour, which was recorded in Dortmund, Germany, and released as a video entitled The Best of Joe Cocker Live in 1993. A remastered version was released as part of The Best of Joe Cocker Live DVD in 2006.
In 1997 dance act 3rd Party
recorded the song for their debut album Alive
.
Joan Osborne
recorded the song for her album Righteous Love
released in 2000. Her version was also used in promotion and on the soundtrack for the film One Night at McCool's
in 2001.
Also in 2001, Vonda Shepard
and Anastacia
recorded a duet of the track for For Once in My Life, one of the soundtracks to Ally McBeal
.
In 1989, New York rap group 3rd Bass
sampled "Love Is Alive" for their song "Wordz of Wisdom" off their debut full-length album The Cactus Album.
Gary Wright
Gary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...
that was a hit single in the US, reaching #2 in the Billboard charts. Taken from the album The Dream Weaver
The Dream Weaver
The Dream Weaver is a hit solo album by one-time Spooky Tooth keyboard player Gary Wright released in June 1975.The album was said by Wright to be the first-ever all-synthesizer/keyboard album - it features Wright on vocals and keyboards and Jim Keltner and Andy...
, released the previous year, it features Wright on vocals and keyboards with Jim Keltner on drums. The album's title cut and "Love is Alive" both peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart.
Covers
Joe CockerJoe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
included this song on his 1992 Night Calls
Night Calls (album)
Night Calls is the thirteenth studio album by Joe Cocker, released on October 7, 1991.- Track listing :1991 European release:# "Love Is Alive "# "Little Bit of Love"# "Please No More" # "There's a Storm Coming"...
album and performed it on his Night Calls tour, which was recorded in Dortmund, Germany, and released as a video entitled The Best of Joe Cocker Live in 1993. A remastered version was released as part of The Best of Joe Cocker Live DVD in 2006.
In 1997 dance act 3rd Party
3rd Party
3rd Party was a three-member dance-pop group that released one album in 1997. They are best known for their dance hit "Can U Feel It", and for the song "Waiting for Tonight", which was remade by Jennifer Lopez.- Background :...
recorded the song for their debut album Alive
Alive (3rd Party album)
Alive is the debut album by American pop girlgroup 3rd Party.-Tracklisting:#"Can U Feel It" – 4:11#"Love Is Alive" – 3:50#"Round & Round" – 4:11...
.
Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us". She has toured with Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, Standing in the Shadows of Motown.-Biography:Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb...
recorded the song for her album Righteous Love
Righteous Love
Righteous Love is Joan Osborne's second studio album and fourth overall. It was released on September 12, 2000.-Track listing:#"Running Out of Time" 4:45#"Righteous Love" 4:15...
released in 2000. Her version was also used in promotion and on the soundtrack for the film One Night at McCool's
One Night at McCool's
One Night at McCool's is a 2001 American dark comedy/neo-noir film, directed by Harald Zwart and starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, John Goodman, Paul Reiser, Reba McEntire and Andrew Dice Clay.-Plot:...
in 2001.
Also in 2001, Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard is an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal from seasons 1-5 in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. She plays piano, guitar, and bass.-Biography:Vonda Shepard was born in New...
and Anastacia
Anastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
recorded a duet of the track for For Once in My Life, one of the soundtracks to Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
.
In 1989, New York rap group 3rd Bass
3rd Bass
3rd Bass was an American hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip-hop groups.-Career:...
sampled "Love Is Alive" for their song "Wordz of Wisdom" off their debut full-length album The Cactus Album.
Chart performance
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |