Light of My Life
1995 single by Louise Redknapp
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"Light of My Life" is a song by British singer Louise, released as her first single as a solo artist from the debut solo album Naked (1996), following her departure from Eternal earlier that year. The song was written by Simon Climie, Oliver Smallman (George), and Denis Ingoldsby (Noel), and it was produced by Climie. Released on 25 September 1995 by EMI and 1st Avenue Records, the ballad reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. The accompanying music video was directed by Russell Young.[citation needed] It was a Box Top on British music television channel The Box for seven weeks in October 1995.[2]
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| Single by Louise | ||||
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| B-side | "Real Love" | |||
| Released | 25 September 1995[1] | |||
| Length | 4:17 | |||
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| Producer | Simon Climie | |||
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Critical reception
Jon O'Brien from AllMusic named 'Light of My Life' "a lighters-in-the-air ballad".[3] James Masterton for Dotmusic praised it as "a beautiful ballad that shows her voice off to perfect effect".[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "For her debut single, Louise, once a member of Eternal, cites Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones as major influences. This smooth ballad, penned by producer Simon Climie, is certainly a change from the up-tempo energy of Eternal."[5] Music Week deemed it as "a disappointing track that may do well but is unlikely to have Eternal worrying too much."[6] Mark Sutherland from NME named it a "Mariah Carey-esque ballad".[7] Siân Pattenden from Smash Hits gave 'Light of My Life' a score of four out of five, writing, "And helloooooo gentlemen, is it a sultry affair. With a voice that's smoother than Louise's shiny hair, it'll be no problem for her to scale the top of the pop ten."[8]
Track listings
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Personnel
Personnel are adapted from the Naked album booklet.[14]
- Simon Climie – writing, production
- Oliver Smallman – writing (as George)
- Denis Ingoldsby – writing (as Noel)
- Louise – backing vocals
- Dee Lewis – backing vocals
- Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
- Donovan Blackwood – backing vocals
- Luís Jardim – percussion
- Andy Bradfield – engineering, mixing
- Nick Ingman – string arrangement, conducting
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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