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Love Is Alive (Gary Wright song)

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In the US, "Love Is Alive" peaked at number two on the Hot 100, tied with "Dream Weaver" as his highest chart-topping single on that chart. "
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Gary Wright's beautifully dazed synth-rock lope "Love Is Alive" peaked at #2 behind "Kiss And Say Goodbye".
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special. Her rendition was also included as a bonus track on the 2010 Japanese re-issue of her album
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singles chart. "Love Is Alive" spent 27 weeks on the chart, seven weeks longer than "Dream Weaver".
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on drums, with all music except for the drums produced on the keyboards. The album's
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LP. Released as a single, it reached number 72 in Canada and number 7 on the U.S.
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in 1976. She performed the song on her first 1976 ABC-TV special and on a 1977
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kept it from the number one spot. In Canada, the song reached No. 6.
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covered the track as "My Love Is Alive" on her 1984 album
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and "Love Is Alive" both peaked at No. 2 on the
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Hot 100. This version peaked at number 19 on the US
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Index

side-A label
Single
Gary Wright
The Dream Weaver
B-side
Genre
Synth-rock
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gary Wright
Dream Weaver
Gary Wright
The Dream Weaver
Andy Newmark
title cut
Billboard Hot 100
No. 9 song of 1976
Kiss and Say Goodbye
The Manhattans
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John
Kiki Dee
Kent Music Report
RPM
Billboard
Hot 100
R&B
Cash Box

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