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Love Again (John Denver song)

"Love Again" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver, performed as a duet with French singer Sylvie Vartan. It was released as a single in September 1984 and was featured on Denver's 1984 greatest hits album John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 and Vartan's 1984 studio album Des heures de désir ("Hours of desire"). The song would become a minor hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year[1] and was a hit on both American and Canadian Adult contemporary charts respectively, becoming Vartan's only hit that decade.[2][3]

"Love Again"
US single sleeve
Single by John Denver and Sylvie Vartan
from the album John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 and Des heures de désir
B-side
  • "It's About Time"
  • "Lucie" (France)
ReleasedSeptember 1984
Recorded1984
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length2:53
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)John Denver
Producer(s)Milton Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"The Gold and Beyond"
(1984) 		"Love Again"
(1984) 		"Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight"
(1985)
Sylvie Vartan singles chronology
"Encore!"
(1983) 		"Love Again"
(1984) 		"Des heures de désir"
(1984)

Background and release

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The song was written by John Denver[4] and was released as a single in September 1984.[5] The song was featured on Denver's 1984 greatest hits album John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 and on Vartan's 1984 studio album Des heures de désir (meaning "Hours of Desire"), the album being titled after one of its earlier singles, a French adaption of Agnetha Fältskog's 1983 hit Wrap Your Arms Around Me that failed to chart.[6] The song became a hit in the US and Canada that fall.[7][8] Denver would re-record the song twice solo, first for his 1986 studio album One World and his penultimate studio album of the same name in 1996.

Track listings

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  1. "Love Again" – 2:53[9]
  2. "It's About Time" – 3:42[10]

French single

  1. "Love Again" – 2:53[11]
  2. "Lucie" – 3:45[12]

Charts

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 85
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 30
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[15] 21

References

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  1. ^ "Sylvie Vartan | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  2. ^ "Sylvie Vartan | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  3. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". 2012-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  4. ^ "lescharts.com - Sylvie Vartan - John Denver - Love Again". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  5. ^ "45 Tours 80 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan" (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  6. ^ "Albums 80 – Site officiel de Sylvie Vartan" (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  7. ^ "Sylvie Vartan | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  8. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". 2012-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  9. ^ "John Denver & Sylvie Vartan – Love Again". Discogs.
  10. ^ "John Denver & Sylvie Vartan – Love Again". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Sylvie Vartan - John Denver – Love Again". Discogs.
  12. ^ "Sylvie Vartan - John Denver – Love Again". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Sylvie Vartan | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  14. ^ "Sylvie Vartan | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  15. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". 2012-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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