"Love Will Keep Us Alive" is a song written by

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, and Peter Vale and produced by the Eagles, Elliot Scheiner, and Rob Jacobs. It was first performed by the

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in 1994, during their ''Hell Freezes Over'' reunion tour, with lead vocals by bassist

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. This is the last single to feature

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, who was terminated from the band in 2001. Although the song was never formally released as a

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in the US, and thus was not eligible to appear on the US ''Billboard''

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under the rules then in place, it spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart in early 1995 and reached number 22 on ''Billboards Hot 100 Airplay chart. In the

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, "Love Will Keep Us Alive" was issued as a single and peaked at number 52 on the

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. The song was nominated at the

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for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Aside from being on the album ''

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'', the song appears on the Eagles' box set '' Selected Works: 1972–1999'' and their 2003 compilation album, '' The Very Best Of''.

recorded the song for his 1996 album, ''

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''; it also featured on his 2006 compilation album, ''Greatest Hits – The Story So Far''. In 2011, Paul Carrack and Timothy B. Schmit recorded the song in London with the

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and released it in the UK on the Carrack label.

Background

According to the liner notes that accompanied their 2003 greatest hits CD, this song was written when Carrack, Capaldi, and Schmit were planning to form a new rock band with

and

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during the late eighties or early nineties. The band had the working name of Malibu Men's Choir. This never materialized, so Schmit proposed the song for the Eagles' reunion album. According to Felder, they sent demo tapes to the Eagles manager,

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, who rejected it as not good enough. Felder thought that it was ironic that the Eagles would later record one of those rejected songs.

Personnel

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– harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar *

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– harmony and backing vocals, drums *

– harmony and backing vocals, slide guitar *

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– harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar *

– lead vocals, bass guitar

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Wendy Matthews' version

Australian recording artist

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released a version of the song in January 1995, retitled as "Love Will Keep Me Alive" as the second single from her third

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, ''

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''. The song peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Charts in April 1995

Track listing

# "Love Will Keep Me Alive" - 4:14 # "God Watch Over You" (Wash Over You Mix) - 7:04 # "Remember My Forgotten Man" - 5:03

Charts

Other versions

"Love Will Keep Us Alive" was recorded by Capaldi and

Dave Mason David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. Over the course of his career, Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock mu ...

on their 40,000 Headman tour and live album, and by Carrack (duet with

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) on his 2007 album ''Old, New, Borrowed and Blue''.

Terry Lin Terry Lin (; born 6 July 1966) is a Taiwanese singer. He has been nominated for the Golden Melody Awards 5 times for Best Mandarin Male Artist. He is known for his clear and elegant androgynous voice, which utilizes different resonance in his ...

also covered this song on his 1999 compilation ''Love Singles''.

References

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Background

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

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Wendy Matthews' version

Track listing

Charts

Other versions

See also

References