Nobody Lives Without Love

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"Nobody Lives Without Love"
Single by Eddi Reader
from the album Batman Forever
Released1995
Length5:05
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Tonio K
Larry Klein
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Eddi Reader singles chronology
"Dear John"
(1994)
"Nobody Lives Without Love"
(1995)
"Town Without Pity"
(1996)

"Nobody Lives Without Love" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter

UK Singles Chart.[1]

Critical reception

In a review of the Batman Forever soundtrack, John Everson of the Southtown Star described the song as "the album's sweetest ballad" which "sounds more like Everything but the Girl" than Tracey Thorn's contribution to the soundtrack.[2] Neil Davidson of The Canadian Press commented: "Despite the bang-bang nature of this action flick, some of the best stuff is lo-fi and low-volume. The best examples are Eddi Reader's "Nobody Lives Without Love" and Mazzy Star's "Tell Me Now"".[3]

Scott Hinkley Jr. of the

Where Are You Now?"). If the rest of her material is as impressive as her voice, Reader could get as big a boost from this record as the movie itself".[4] Brian S. Maloney of the Santa Cruz Sentinel felt that "a compelling case can be made for Eddi Reader's ballad".[5]

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Nobody Lives Without Love" - 5:05
  2. "Wonderful Lie" - 4:32
  3. "Red Face Big Sky" - 4:10
CD single (UK promo)
  1. "Nobody Lives Without Love" (Edit) - 4:09

Personnel

Nobody Lives Without Love

  • Eddi Reader - vocals
  • George De Angelis - keyboards, programming
  • Greg Bone - guitars
  • Roy Dodds - drums

Production

  • Trevor Horn - producer of "Nobody Lives Without Love"
  • Tim Weidner - engineer and mixing on "Nobody Lives Without Love"
  • Greg Penny - producer of "Wonderful Lie" and "Red Face Big Sky"

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 84

References

  1. ^ a b "EDDI READER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Everson, John (27 July 1995). "Soundtracks feature songs from summer movies". Southtown Star.
  3. ^ Davidson, Neil (19 June 1995). "Bat CD is OK". The Leader-Post.
  4. ^ Hinley Jr., Scott (13 July 1995). "Soundtrack bolsters 'Batman' quality". St. Cloud Times.
  5. ^ Maloney, Brian S. (4 August 1995). "Music". Santa Cruz Sentinel.