| Love Moves | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 May 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Studio | Select Sound Studios (Knebworth, England); RAK Studios (London, UK) | |||
| Genre | Pop · dance-pop · synth-pop | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Ricky Wilde | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [2] |
| Hitkrant | (favorable)[3] |
| Melody Maker | (favorable)[4] |
| New Musical Express | 7/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Record Mirror |  [7] |
| Select | [8] |
Love Moves is the seventh studio album by English pop singer Kim Wilde, released in May 1990 by MCA Records. The album was not released in North America.
This was the first album by Wilde to yield no top 40 hit singles in the UK; "Time", the second release from the album, was the lowest charting single in her discography at that time. Five singles in total were released across Europe, with "It's Here", the album's lead single, becoming a top 20 hit in Scandinavian countries and "Can't Get Enough" making a top 20 entry and long run on the French singles chart.
The album attempted to capitalize on the success of Wilde's previous album, Close (1988), but although a top 10 album in Scandinavian countries, it failed to sell as strongly as its predecessor. Some critics noted the MOR feel of the album and the use of similar production sounds throughout. It includes guests Jaki Graham, who contributed backing vocals, and Deon Estus, playing bass guitar. Wilde herself believed "it was a very strong album, and it was very disappointing that it didn't do well. But it didn't really come as too much of a big surprise, because my career before then had always been very up and down. So it wasn't a complete shock... but it was very disappointing."[9]
- ^ Smith, Robin (12 May 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press.
- ^ "Review of Love Moves". Hitkrant. 16 June 1990.
- ^ Roberts, Chris (19 May 1990). "Albums". Melody Maker. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ McCann, Ian (19 May 1990). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 32.
- ^ "Review of Love Moves". Q. 1 January 1990.
- ^ Stanton, Peter (19 May 1990). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Brown, Russell (July 1990). "Reviews. The New Discs: Kim Wilde – Love Moves". Select. No. 1. London: EMAP Metro. p. 118. ISSN 0959-8367. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
- ^ Frequenstar (M6 (France), October 5, 1992)