"Love of My Life" | ||||
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Single by Carly Simon | ||||
from the album This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture) | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Qwest | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carly Simon | |||
Carly Simon singles chronology | ||||
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"Love of My Life" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, featured in 1992 Nora Ephron film This Is My Life, and its accompanying soundtrack album.
As a single, it reached the top 20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 16 and remaining on the chart for 15 weeks. [1] It has been featured on multiple compilations of Simon's work, such as the three-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the two-disc retrospective Anthology (2002), and the single-disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004). [2]
Writer and director Nora Ephron called Simon in 1991 and asked her to score her upcoming film, This Is My Life. Ephron told Simon: "It's 'our story', about the tricky business of raising children and maintaining a solid career, without the benefit of a live-in father". Simon has stated the inspiration for the song was her children, Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor. [3] Simon released a music video for the song, which featured her son Ben Taylor, along with clips from the film. [4]
Simon re-recorded the song as a lullaby version for her 2007 album Into White . In this version, she altered the names in the first verse from "Woody Allen" to "Mia Farrow", and removed the third verse altogether. [5]
Chart (1992) | Peak Position |
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US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7] | 88 |
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [8] | 25 |
Quebec (ADISQ) [9] | 36 |