Balearic - Who cares? I’ve read about this track twice on two different message boards this week and it’s brought back memories of indulging in things that made me smile to 10 past 9 tunes on a Saturday night. With Cruel Summer a Cosmic Disco fave, it only seemed fair to give Only Your Love some airtime. The sun is shining, the earth has stopped moving (for most of us), and happy days are here again.

Only Your Love was recorded by all-girl group Bananarama. It was released as the first single from the group’s fifth studio album, Pop Life, and was issued several months prior to the release of the album. The Pop Life album marked a break for Bananarama from their long-standing relationship with the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production trio. Only Your Love was co-written and produced by Youth. The album version of the song was remixed for its single release.

The song contains samples of Loaded by Primal Scream and Fool’s Gold by The Stone Roses - two songs that had been recent pop and dance hits in the UK - as well as Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones. Upon its release, Only Your Love received positive critical reviews. The song was not released as a single in the United States.

Only Your Love peaked at number twenty-seven in the UK singles chart, which the group considered to be a disappointment. The single didn’t fare much better in other countries, hitting number 49 in New Zealand and 51 in Australia.

Here it is…

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