"A Love Worth Waiting For" is a song by Welsh singer

Shakin' Stevens Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, althoug ...

, released in March 1984 as the fourth single from his album ''The'' ''Bop Won't Stop''. It peaked at number 2 on the

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for two weeks and was certified silver in the UK by the BPI.

Reception

Reviewing the song for ''

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'', Culture Club's Roy Hay wrote that "the production sounds quite good, and the

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strings are fun, but after the last one with

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and the strings on that, what is Shaky doing, we ask ourselves? I'm not very impressed, I wouldn't have though this was Top 10 – it's too soft for him". Peter Martin for ''

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'' wrote that the song "sounds like it's about ''30'' years old. A flimsy song all about everlasting love with plucked strings and warbly vocals a-go-go. A real sickener.

Track listings

7": Epic / A 4291 (UK) # "A Love Worth Waiting For" – 3:20 # "As Long As" (Live) – 3:08 7": Epic / 34-04558 (US) # "A Love Worth Waiting For" – 3:21 # "Why Do You Treat Me This Way?" – 2:27 7": Epic / EN5640 (South Africa) # "A Love Worth Waiting For" – 3:20 # " Cry Just a Little Bit" – 3:11 12": Epic / TA 4291 (UK) # "A Love Worth Waiting For" – 3:20 # "Don't Tell Me We're Through" (Live) – 5:46 # "As Long As" (Live) – 3:08

Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Worth Waiting For 1984 singles 1984 songs Shakin' Stevens songs Epic Records singles