When Love Comes Down is the first solo studio album from the former Survivor lead singer Jimi Jamison[1] (after the band decided to go on hiatus following lackluster sales of their 1988 Too Hot to Sleep album)[2] released on July 9, 1991 on Scotti Brothers and Top Notch Records. It featured the singles "Taste of Love", "Rock Hard" and the album's title track. The album was anticipated to perform better than Survivor's Too Hot to Sleep but only managed marginal success, featuring a couple singles that appeared in movies and TV series soundtracks.
The album was produced by Shel Talmy, Kenny Mims and Jim Gaines, distributed by RMG and published by Mofo Music BMI.[3] While Jamison was starting to work on his solo career, he was asked to joined Deep Purple at the moment (to replace their iconic frontman Ian Gillan), but his managers and labels wanted him to concentrate his attention on his album and remain available for a possible Survivor reunion.[4]
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Lisa Rider – production coordinator
Doug Haverty – art direction
Luis M. Fernández – design
Jeff Katz – photography
Popular culture/covers/soundtracks
The album managed to have a couple of songs on some movies soundtracks and TV series:
"Rock Hard" was featured in the Baywatch episodes, "Nightmare Bay: Part 2". "Taste of Love" appeared in the Baywatch episode "Lifeguards Can't Jump" as well as the 1992 romantic film Jersey Girl.[5]
Jamison covers the song "If You Walk Away" written by Skip Adams & Todd Cerney.
In 1989, Jamison contributed his own version of "Ever Since the World Began," a song Survivor had initially recorded prior to his tenure in the band, to the film Lock Up. He released the CD with a B-Side "Cry Alone" (song from this album) thanks to CBS label.[6]
