"You Wouldn't Know Love" is a song written by

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and

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appearing in 1989 on Bolton's ''

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'' album and

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's '' Heart of Stone'' album. The song was only released as a

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in Europe and Australasia by Cher in 1990. Cher's version of the song was produced by Bolton. It was a minor success in the UK, faring better in Ireland.

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played the guitar solo in the middle of the song on both Cher and Bolton’s versions of the song.

Critical reception

The Daily Vault's Mark Millan stated, "Another gem on the record is the rocker "You Wouldn't Know Love" that keeps the momentum running superbly." David Giles from ''

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'' wrote that it "is a lot more steadfastly

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and what you'd expect considering that

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, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...

co-wrote and produced it. Probably a substantial hit."

Charts

Track listing

*European 7-inch single #"You Wouldn't Know Love" – 3:28 #"Kiss to Kiss" – 4:22 *European 12-inch and CD single #"You Wouldn't Know Love" #"Kiss to Kiss" #" Bang-Bang" #" Heart of Stone" (Remix) *UK limited 7-inch EP #"You Wouldn't Know Love" #"

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" (Remix)

Personnel

*Vocals: Cher *Drums: John Keane *Bass:

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*Keyboards: Phillip Ashley *Guitars: Mike Landau

Michael Bolton version

Bolton's own version appeared on his album, ''

'', which peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart. The album was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA in 1994.

Personnel

*Michael Bolton: vocals *Kyf Brewer,

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, Desmond Child, Patricia Darcy, John Fiore, Kate McGunnigle, Lou Merlino, Myriam Naomi Valle: backing vocals *

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: keyboards, drums, percussion *Gregg Mangiafico: keyboards *Eric Rehl:

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s *Hugh McDonald: bass guitar *Bobby Chouinard: drums

References

External links

Official Cher site
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