Landslide of Love

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"Landslide of Love"
Transvision vamp-landslide of love s.jpg
Single by Transvision Vamp
from the album Velveteen
B-side
  • "Hardtime"
  • "He's the Only One for Me"
  • "W11 Blues"
Released24 July 1989 (1989-07-24) [1]
Length3:50
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Nick Christian Sayer
Producer(s) Duncan Bridgeman, Zeus B. Held
Transvision Vamp singles chronology
"The Only One"
(1988)
"Landslide of Love"
(1989)
"Born to Be Sold"
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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"Landslide of Love" was the third single to be taken from English pop rock band Transvision Vamp's second album, Velveteen (1989). It was a top-20 UK hit in 1989, spending five weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number 14.

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Critical reception

A Smash Hits reviewer gave a mostly positive review on this single, saying that Wendy James' voice reminds her of the early works of Cyndi Lauper but noting that the track lacks "the grab" of "Baby I Don't Care". [3]

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single [4] [5]

  1. "Landslide of Love"
  2. "Hardtime" (Anthony Doughty)
  3. "He's the Only One for Me" (Dave Parsons)

12-inch single [7]

A1. "Landslide of Love" (extended)
A2. "W11 Blues"
B1. "Hardtime"
B2. "He's the Only One for Me"

CD single [9]

  1. "Landslide of Love" (7-inch version) – 3:50
  2. "W11 Blues" – 4:51
  3. "Hardtime" – 3:37
  4. "He's the Only One for Me" – 3:32

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 70
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 47
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 45
Ireland (IRMA) [13] 8
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 14

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