Love Bomb (Lynsey de Paul song)
"Love Bomb" is a song and title track from the album Love Bomb by Lynsey de Paul, written by de Paul and Barry Blue.[1][2]
As a single, it was released on the Mercury Records label in the United States and by Jet Records in the UK. In some European countries, it was released by Polydor Records. The recording also featured on the dance compilation album, Special-Discotheque Club Privé – N°3.[3] De Paul's single version most recently appeared as a track on her double CD anthology, Into My Music.[4] U.K. weekly music paper "Record Mirror & Disc" gave the single a positive review stating "a thumping chorus and explosion... scarcely what you would expect from Lynsey".[5]
The song has been covered by US soul singer Cheryl Lynn on her album In Love,[6]the Dolmen[7] and by the German group Cherry Chords.[8]
References
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^ "Love Bomb". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
^ "Various - Special Discotheque N°3 (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
^ "Into My Music: Anthology 1975-1979 - Lynsey de Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
^ p23, 14 February 1976, Record Mirror & Disc"
^ "In Love - Cheryl Lynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
^ "The Dolmen cover of Lynsey De Paul's 'Love Bomb'". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
^ "The Cherry Chords ''Love Bomb''". YouTube. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2017-01-10.