So This Is Love (song)

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"So This Is Love"
Fsol - mental cube - so this is love.jpg
Single by Mental Cube
from the album Earthbeat
B-side "Q (Santa Monica Mix)"
Released1991
RecordedEarthbeat Studios
Square Bass NYC
mixed at PAL-NEROS, Santa Monica.
Genre Oldskool rave
Length13:00
Label Debut
12" (DEBTX 3112)
Songwriter(s) Garry Cobain & Brian Dougans
Producer(s) FSOL
The Future Sound of London singles chronology
"Q"
(1990)
"So This Is Love"
(1991)
"You Took My Love"
(1991)

So This Is Love is a soulful house track by FSOL under the moniker Mental Cube. Recorded in 1991, it was also featured on the Earthbeat compilation album of the following year. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. So This Is Love (4:50)
  2. So This Is Love (Neo Neo) (4:00)
  3. Q (Santa Monica Mix) (4:10)

Crew

Thanks to:-

Neil Macoustra for sample menu. Sue Bowen - "So This Is Love" (Telephone Vocal). Buggy G. Riphead - Profile Control

Special thanks: Colin Dale.

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