Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)

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"Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)"
Sophie B. Hawkins Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty) 1996 single cover.jpg
Single by Sophie B. Hawkins
from the album Whaler
B-side "Did We Not Choose Each Other"
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996 (1996-01-30) [1]
Length
  • 5:05 (album version)
  • 4:06 (single version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins
Producer Stephen Lipson
Sophie B. Hawkins singles chronology
"Did We Not Choose Each Other"
(1995)		"Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)"
(1996)		"Lose Your Way"
(1999)

"Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in January 1996 as the fifth and final single from her second studio album, Whaler (1994). The song was written by Hawkins and produced by Stephen Lipson. "Only Love" peaked at No. 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song's music video was directed by Bonnie Hoffenberg.

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Background

For its release as a single, "Only Love" was remixed, much to the disapproval of Hawkins. She told Steve Morse of The Boston Globe in 1996, "I said, 'You've taken all the soul out of the song.' It makes me want to get in there and say, 'What is the matter with you?' People say I shouldn't talk about this, but I'd rather be truthful. The artist is the one who changes the world, not the industry." [2]

Critical reception

On its release as a single, Larry Flick of Billboard described "Only Love" as a "charming sing-along ditty". He felt the chorus is "rife with earnest references to the residual effects of sharing love" which Hawkins "delivers with sweet sincerity". [3]

Track listing

US CD and cassette single

  1. "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" (radio edit) – 4:06
  2. "Did We Not Choose Each Other" – 4:25

Australian CD single

  1. "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" (radio edit) – 4:06
  2. "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" (LP version) – 5:05
  3. "Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)" (acoustic version) – 4:44
  4. "Did We Not Choose Each Other" – 4:25

Personnel

Only Love (The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty)

Production

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 114
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] 7
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [6] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 49
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [8] 22
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 19
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 22

References

  1. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1130. January 26, 1996. p. 33.
  2. ↑ Morse, Steve (May 3, 1996). "Sophie B. Hawkins does what it takes". The Boston Globe. p. 56.
  3. ↑ Flick, Larry (February 10, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". Billboard. p. 68.
  4. ↑ "Sophie B. Hawkins ARIA chart history, supplied by ARIA on May 28, 2020". ARIA . Retrieved August 31, 2020– via Imgur.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1916". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1917". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sophie B. Hawkins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Sophie B. Hawkins Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sophie B. Hawkins Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sophie B. Hawkins Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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