"Love Will Always Win" is a song written by Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick. It was originally recorded by American singer Faith Hill for the international release of her 1998 album '' Faith'', also titled ''Love Will Always Win''. It was later recorded by American singers

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and Trisha Yearwood for the former's ''The Lost Sessions'', an album contained within his 2005 box set '' The Limited Series''.

History

Faith Hill cut the song in 1998 for the international release of her 1998 album '' Faith'', produced by herself and Byron Gallimore. In 2005,

recorded the song as a duet with his wife, Trisha Yearwood, for the album ''The Lost Sessions'', a compilation of new and previously-unreleased material within his 2005 box set '' The Limited Series''. Brooks and Yearwood performed the song on '' The Oprah Winfrey Show''. Allen Reynolds, Brooks's longtime producer for two decades, produced their version of the song, although a review from ''

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'' magazine erroneously gave the production credit to the song's co-writers (and Brooks's longtime collaborators) Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick.

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor reviewed the single favorably in ''

'', calling it "a beautiful and timeless song of devotion" and "simple and straightforward".

Chart performance

References

{{Trisha Yearwood singles 1998 songs 2006 singles Garth Brooks songs Faith Hill songs Trisha Yearwood songs Songs written by Gordon Kennedy (musician) Songs written by Wayne Kirkpatrick Male–female vocal duets