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| Released | 8 October 2001 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 2001 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales) | |||
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| Length | 57:19 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Love Is Here is the debut studio album by rock band Starsailor, released on 8 October 2001 by Chrysalis Records. After finalising their line-up, a positive review from NME started a bidding war between record labels that eventually saw the band sign to EMI. Following the making of some demos, "Fever" and "Good Souls" were released as singles on 4 February 2001 and 23 April 2001, respectively. The band recorded their debut album at Rockfield Studios with producer Steve Osborne over the course of six weeks. Love Is Here features acoustic guitars accompanied by gentle piano chords, earning it comparisons to the albums Parachutes (2000) by Coldplay, and The Invisible Band (2001) by Travis.
Between June and August 2001, Starsailor supported Dido and Travis on their co-headlining tour of the United States, toured Australia, and performed at the Witnness and V Festivals. "Alcoholic" was released as a single on 17 September 2001, which was followed by a tour of the United Kingdom. They played a handful of US shows at the end of the year; "Lullaby" was released as a single on 10 December 2001. To promote the US release of Love Is Here, the band supported the Charlatans, and went on a headlining tour in that territory. "Poor Misguided Fool" was released as a single on 18 March 2002, which was promoted with a US trek as part of the MTV Campus Invasion tour.
Love Is Here received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some of whom praised the production and songwriting. The album charted at number two in the UK, while also reaching the top 40 in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, and Scotland. It would later be certified platinum in the UK. All of the singles peaked within the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, with "Alcoholic" charting the highest at number ten. "Good Souls" and "Alcoholic" also charted in Ireland and the Netherlands. Love Is Here appeared on several publications' best-of-the-year album lists, by the likes of Musikexpress, NME, and Q, among others.
A 20th anniversary expanded edition of the album was scheduled to be released in December 2021, but was delayed until January 2022 due to pressing delays of the vinyl edition.