"Love Can Build a Bridge" | ||||
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Single by the Judds | ||||
from the album Love Can Build a Bridge | ||||
B-side | "This Country's Rockin'" | |||
Released | December 3, 1990 | |||
Genre | Country [1] | |||
Length | 5:23 (album version) 3:52 (single version) | |||
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Producer(s) | Brent Maher | |||
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"Love Can Build a Bridge" is a song written by Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet, and John Barlow Jarvis, and recorded by American country music duo the Judds. It was released in 1990 as the second single and title track from their album of the same name. It was a top-five country hit in mid-1991. The song has inspired several cover versions, including one by Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, and Eric Clapton that topped the UK Singles Chart in 1995.
The song is about the importance of always standing together, and was co-written by Naomi Judd and dedicated to the Judd family and fans as almost a goodbye, as at the time, Naomi was chronically ill with Hepatitis C and was forced to retire as it had been speculated that she had only three years left to live.[ citation needed ] "Love Can Build a Bridge" is performed in the key of B major with a tempo of 66 beats per minute in common time. The vocals span from E3 to D5. [2]
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Single by Cher, Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton | ||||
Released | March 6, 1995 [9] | |||
Length | 4:16 | |||
Label | London | |||
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Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |||
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A new version of "Love Can Build a Bridge" recorded by American singers Cher and Chrissie Hynde,Swedish singer Neneh Cherry,and British singer-guitarist Eric Clapton was released as 1995's official Comic Relief single. [10] This version topped the UK Singles Chart for one week in March 1995;it was Cher's second solo UK number-one hit,Hynde's first UK number one outside the Pretenders,and the only UK number-one single for both Cherry and Clapton. [11]
John Robinson from NME commented,"Interesting architectural advice here from that well-known construction firm Cher,Hynde,Cherry and Clapton. This,as such an unlikely combination of talents may have already suggested,is this year's Comic Relief record —and bloody shocking it is too." [12]
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United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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The song was covered by Children for Rwanda as a charity single in aid of Save the Children. This version was released on August 30,1994,and reached number 57 on the UK Singles Chart the following month. [25] [26] In 1992,at the age of 10,Britney Spears performed a cover of the song on the US television show Star Search. [27]
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