Love Can Build a Bridge

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For the album, see Love Can Build a Bridge (album). For the film, see Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge.
"Love Can Build a Bridge"
Single by the Judds
from the album Love Can Build a Bridge
B-side"This Country's Rockin'"
ReleasedDecember 3, 1990 (1990-12-03)
GenreCountry[1]
Length5:23 (album version)
3:52 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brent Maher
The Judds singles chronology
"Born to Be Blue"
(1990) 		"Love Can Build a Bridge"
(1990) 		"One Hundred and Two"
(1991)

"Love Can Build a Bridge" is a song written by

UK Singles Chart
in 1995.

Content and composition

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]

Charts

Comic Relief version

"Love Can Build a Bridge"
London
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter Asher
Cher singles chronology
"I Got You Babe"
(1993) 		"Love Can Build a Bridge"
(1995) 		"Walking in Memphis"
(1995)
Chrissie Hynde singles chronology
"Spiritual High (State of Independence)"
(1992) 		"Love Can Build a Bridge"
(1995) 		"Straight Ahead"
(2004)
Neneh Cherry singles chronology
"7 Seconds"
(1994) 		"Love Can Build a Bridge"
(1995) 		"Woman"
(1996)

A new version of "Love Can Build a Bridge" recorded by American singers

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]

Critical reception

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]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other cover versions

The song was covered by Children for Rwanda as a charity single in aid of

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]

References

  1. ^ "Love Can Build a Bridge - the Judds | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Love Can Build A Bridge Sheet Music | The Judds | Piano, Vocal & Guitar Chords". www.sheetmusicdirect.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1459." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Judds Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "The Judds Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Judds Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "RPM 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 21, 1991. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 4, 1995. p. 31. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Comic Relief's biggest selling singles revealed!". Official Charts Company. March 15, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  12. NME
    . p. 48. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build a Bridge" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  14. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  15. ^ Week 15, 1995
  16. ^ "Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build a Bridge" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Can Build a Bridge". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  18. ^ "Cher & Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build a Bridge" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build a Bridge" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  21. ^ "Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build a Bridge". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  22. ^ "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. January 13, 1996. p. 9.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton – Love Can Build a Bridge". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  25. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. August 27, 1994. p. 27.
  26. ^ "Children for Rwanda". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  27. ^ [FULL] Little Britney Spears at Star Search - Love Can Build a Bridge, retrieved February 13, 2024

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