Light of My Life

For the film, see Light of My Life (film).
"Light of My Life"
Single by Louise
from the album Naked
B-side"Real Love"
Released25 September 1995 (1995-09-25)[1]
Length4:17
LabelEMI, 1st Avenue
Songwriter(s)Simon Climie, Oliver Smallman
Producer(s)Simon Climie
Louise singles chronology
"Light of My Life"
(1995) 		"In Walked Love"
(1996)
Music video
"Light of My Life" on YouTube

"Light of My Life" is a song by British singer Louise, released as her first single as a solo artist following her departure from Eternal earlier that year. Released on 25 September 1995, the ballad reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. A music video was made for the song, directed by Russell Young.[citation needed]

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from AllMusic described "Light of My Life" as "a lighters-in-the-air ballad".[2] James Masterton for Dotmusic viewed the song as "a beautiful ballad that shows her voice off to perfect effect".[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "For her debut single, Louise, once a member of Eternal, cites Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones as major influences. This smooth ballad, penned by producer Simon Climie, is certainly a change from the up-tempo energy of Eternal."[4] A reviewer from Music Week deemed it as "a disappointing track that may do well but is unlikely to have Eternal worrying too much."[5] Mark Sutherland from NME described it as a "Mariah Carey-esque ballad".[6]

Track listings

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 September 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Louise — Changing Faces: Best of Louise". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ Masterton, James (1 October 1995). "Week Ending October 7th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 28 October 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 September 1995. p. 46. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ Sutherland, Mark. "LOUISE – Naked". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ Light of My Life (UK CD1 liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. CDEM 397, 7243 8 82433 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Light of My Life (Australian CD single liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. 7243 8 82433 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Light of My Life (UK CD2 liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. CDEMS 397, 7243 8 82499 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Light of My Life (UK cassette single sleeve). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. CDEMDJ 397.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Light of My Life (European CD single liner notes). Louise. EMI Records, 1st Avenue Records. 1995. 7243 8 82549 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 42. 21 October 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Light of My Life". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.