Colour of Love (Amber song)

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"Colour of Love"
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Single by Amber
from the album This Is Your Night
Released1996
Genre Eurodance
Length3:36
Label Tommy Boy
Songwriter(s)
  • Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)
  • Christian Berman
Producer(s) Berman Brothers
Amber singles chronology
"This Is Your Night"
(1996)
"Colour of Love"
(1996)
"If You Could Read My Mind"
(1998)
Music video
"Colour of Love" on YouTube

"Colour of Love" is a song recorded by Dutch-German singer-songwriter Amber. It was released in 1996 by Tommy Boy as the second single from the singer's debut album of the same name (1996), and is the follow-up to her successful hit, "This Is Your Night". The song is co-written by Amber with Berman Brothers, who also produced it, and charted in several countries, like Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. [1] In the latter, it was a bigger hit than "This is Your Night, peaking at number 31. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song reached number 105, but later number 74, [2] in 1997. On the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, it peaked at number five. The accompanying music video for "Colour of Love" sees Amber performing in what appears to be a yellow submarine.

Contents

On June 17, 2022, the Jonathan Peters & Anthony Acid Trenergy Hard Remix, which was never previously issued commercially, was released to all digital platforms internationally as part of the Amber Remixed - Extended Versions long form compilation of club remixes.

Critical reception

Barry Walters for The Advocate viewed the song as a "sugarcoated treat". [3] AllMusic editor Alex Henderson described it as "European-sounding", noting that it's not "unlike something '80s dance duo Fun Fun would have done". [4] Larry Flick from Billboard declared it as a "solid", [5] "engaging", "infectious and perky Euro-NRG twirler", [6] adding that "her performance is nothing short of star-powered." Jeffrey Lee Puckett from The Courier-Journal felt that the song "ups the dance quotient", "but it also boasts a pure-pop hook." [7] L.A. Times noted Amber's "giddy exuberance". [8] A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "What promises to be jaunty soon turns anodyne for an artist enjoying Top 20 US success. Sadly, rather formulaic Euro-pop from the Dutch-born singer." [9]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (1996–97)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)66
Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [10] 5
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [11] 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [12] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 74
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard )5
"Colour of Love (Remixes)"
Single by Amber
ReleasedSeptember 2022
Label Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media)
Songwriter(s)
  • Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)
  • Christian Berman
Amber singles chronology
"Love One Another (Remixes)"
(August, 2022)
"Colour of Love (Remixes)"
(2022)
"This is Your Night (Special Edition)"
(June, 2023)

Colour of Love (Remixes) (2022)

In September 2022, Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media) released 10 vault remixes of Amber's classic Eurodance single "Colour of Love". Many of the club mixes became available on digital streaming and download platforms for the very first time with this release.

This maxi single was the 5th in an ongoing series of planned reissues of Amber catalog remixes that have been vaulted for decades. "Colour of Love (Remixes)" was preceded by "Sexual (Li Da Di) [Plasma Trance Remix - Extended]" (May 2022), "The Hits Remixed - Extended" (June 2022), "Above the Clouds (Remixes)" (July 2022), and "Love One Another (Remixes)" (August 2022). The digital album, which included DJ mixes by Spike, Mousse T & Borris Dlugosh, Cibola and, Jonathan Peters and Anthony Acid, peaked at #2 on the iTunes US Dance Albums Chart.

Track listing

Colour of Love (Remixes) (2022)
No.TitleLength
1."Colour of Love"3:33
2."Colour of Love" (12" Remix)6:41
3."Colour of Love" (Spike Club Mix)8:30
4."Colour of Love" (Spike Dub Mix)7:43
5."Colour of Love" (Mousse T & Borris Dlugosh Remix [Extended])6:08
6."Colour of Love" (Mousse T & Borris Dlugosh Colourful Radio Edit)4:02
7."Colour of Love" (Cibola Mix)7:03
8."Colour of Love" (Cibola Radio Mix)4:02
9."Colour of Love" (House Mix)3:34
10."Colour of Love" (Jonathan Peters and Anthony Acid Trenergy Hard Mix)7:06


"Colour of Love, Part II (Bonus Remixes)"
Single by Amber
ReleasedSeptember 2023
Label Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media)
Songwriter(s)
  • Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)
  • Christian Berman
Amber singles chronology
"Being With You (Remixes)"
(August, 2023)
"Colour of Love, Part II (Bonus Remixes)"
(2023)
"One More Night (Remixes)"
(October, 2023)

Colour of Love Part II (Bonus Remixes) (2023)

In September 2023, Tommy Boy Records (Reservoir Media) released 7 additional vault remixes of Amber's classic Eurodance single "Colour of Love".

Track listing

Colour of Love, Part II (Bonus Remixes) (2023)
No.TitleLength
1."Colour of Love"3:33
2."Colour of Love" (AJ Trenegry Vocal Mix)7:52
3."Colour of Love" (Cibola Dub)7:00
4."Colour of Love" (Path of Dub)6:59
5."Colour of Love" (Colour of Bass Mix)7:45
6."Colour of Love" (Work It DJ - I Do - Bonus Beat)3:27

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