Love Is All (Roger Glover song)

"Love Is All" is a 1974 pop song, credited to Roger Glover & Guests in the credits, but in reality sung by American heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio.^[1] It was featured on Glover's solo album The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast and the single – released in the UK on 8 November 1974 – was a number one-hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. It also reached number 10 in Australia. The song was notable for its music video, which featured an animated cartoon starring a lute-playing frog.^[1][2]

Background

In 1973

Eddie Hardin wrote the song Love Is All based on a song featured in The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast named Love's all you need, which was inspired by The Beatles' song All You Need Is Love (1967). The song was sung by Ronnie James Dio, although the single was credited to Glover.^[1] The B-side was Old Blind Mole/Magician Moth.

Music video

The song came with an animated music video featuring a lute playing frog gathering animals in the forest for the upcoming ball.

The song was covered by Sacha Distel in 1976. In 2002, Flemish singer Dana Winner released a cover version. Other artists who covered the song have been Gonzales (2008), Keedz (2010), Playing for Change (2013) and Arjen Lucassen (2023).^[4]

In popular culture

The song was used in a 1991 French TV advertisement by Sironimo, a brand of flavored syrup.

In 2006, the song was used by the Dutch political party

In 2014, it was featured in the video game Just Dance 2015 by Ubisoft.

In 2021, it was the music to the latest Cartier advertisement.

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