Love Will Lead You Back

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"Love Will Lead You Back"
Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back (single cover).jpg
CD single cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Can't Fight Fate
B-side "You Meant the World to Me"
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1990 (1990-01-12)
Genre Pop [1]
Length4:38
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s) Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"With Every Beat of My Heart"
(1989)
"Love Will Lead You Back"
(1990)
"I'll Be Your Shelter"
(1990)
Alternative cover
Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back (alternative cover).jpg

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] Gold35,000^
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 12, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
Arista [18]
JapanMarch 7, 1990Mini-CD [19]
United KingdomJuly 16, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[20]

Covers

The song was covered by Brazilian singer Sandra de Sá, Filipina singers Kyla, Nina and Marika Sasaki, Filipino crooner Jun Polistico and Australian pop group Young Divas. Mexican showgirl Yuri recorded a Spanish-language adaptation of the song as "Quién eres tú" on her studio album Soy Libre (1991). [21] Yuri's version peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the US. [22]

In 2000, Grammy Award-winning artist Patti LaBelle covered the composition for her album, When a Woman Loves . Dutch pop singer Gordon also covered the song in 1994 and American Crooner Johnny Mathis also covered his version of the song from his 1998 album, Because You Loved Me .

On American Idol it has been covered three times, by Carmen Rasmusen (season 2), Mikalah Gordon (season 4) and Karen Rodriguez (season 10). All three were eliminated the next night after their performances of that song.

See also

References

  1. Breihan, Tom (September 10, 2021). "The Number Ones: Taylor Dayne's 'Love Will Lead You Back'". Stereogum . Retrieved December 2, 2023. ...it's all exactly what you'd expect from one of this period's wack-ass pop ballads..
  2. Hocter, Matthew (October 5, 2019). "Taylor Dayne's 'Can't Fight Fate' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. Promis, Jose F. "Taylor Dayne – Can't Fight Fate". AllMusic . Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. Giles, David (July 21, 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 19. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. "Picks and Pans Review: Can't Fight Fate". People . January 8, 1990. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. "Taylor Dayne – Love Will Lead You Back". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8994." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  8. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9135." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  9. "Taylor Dayne – Love Will Lead You Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  11. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  12. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "1990 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA . Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM . Retrieved July 27, 2019 via Library and Archives Canada.
  15. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved July 27, 2019 via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  17. "The Year in Music 1990: Top Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard . Vol. 102, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. YE-36.
  18. 1 2 "American single certifications – Taylor Dayne – Love Will Lead You Back". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  19. "愛に帰りたい | テイラー・デイン" [I Want to Return to Love | Taylor Dayne] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  20. "New Singles". Music Week . July 14, 1990. p. 37.Misprinted as July 9 on source. The New Albums section uses the correct date.
  21. "Soy Libre - Yuri | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  22. "Yuri - Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2021.