"Love Will Lead You Back" | ||||
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Single by Taylor Dayne | ||||
from the album Can't Fight Fate | ||||
B-side | "You Meant the World to Me" | |||
Released | January 12, 1990 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 4:38 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
Producer(s) | Ric Wake | |||
Taylor Dayne singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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"Love Will Lead You Back" on YouTube |
"Love Will Lead You Back" is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her second studio album, Can't Fight Fate (1989). Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on January 12, 1990, by Arista Records as the second single from the album.
"Love Will Lead You Back" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in April 1990 and spent 15 weeks in the top 40, becoming Dayne's sole chart-topping hit in the US. It also reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition to its US success, the song peaked at number two in Canada, number 11 in Australia, number 28 in New Zealand, and number 69 in the United Kingdom.
...it's all exactly what you'd expect from one of this period's wack-ass pop ballads..