"Nobody Lives Without Love" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter

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, released in 1995 from the ''Batman Forever'' soundtrack. It was written by

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and

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, and produced by

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. "Nobody Lives Without Love" was released as a single in the UK and Europe, and reached No. 84 on the

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Critical reception

In a review of the ''Batman Forever'' soundtrack, John Everson of the ''

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'' described the song as "the album's sweetest ballad" which "sounds more like

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" than

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's contribution to the soundtrack. Neil Davidson of

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commented: "Despite the bang-bang nature of this action flick, some of the best stuff is lo-fi and low-volume. The best examples are Eddi Reader's "Nobody Lives Without Love" and

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's "Tell Me Now"". Scott Hinkley Jr. of the

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there is another song that could see heavy radio play. "Nobody Lives Without Love" by Eddi Reader is a ballad that rivals

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's contribution (" Where Are You Now?"). If the rest of her material is as impressive as her voice, Reader could get as big a boost from this record as the movie itself". Brian S. Maloney of the ''

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'' felt that "a compelling case can be made for Eddi Reader's ballad".

Track listing

;CD single #"Nobody Lives Without Love" - 5:05 #"Wonderful Lie" - 4:32 #"Red Face Big Sky" - 4:10 ;CD single (UK promo) #"Nobody Lives Without Love" (Edit) - 4:09

Personnel

Nobody Lives Without Love *

- vocals * George De Angelis - keyboards, programming * Greg Bone - guitars * Roy Dodds - drums Production *

- producer of "Nobody Lives Without Love" *

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- engineer and mixing on "Nobody Lives Without Love" *

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- producer of "Wonderful Lie" and "Red Face Big Sky"

Charts

References

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