Songoftheday 9/29/14 - Josie's on a vacation far away come around and talk it over...

The Outfield - "Your Love"
from the album Play Deep (1985)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6 (two weeks)
Weeks in the Top-40: 12

Today's Song of the Day comes from the British power-pop band The Outfield, who came together originally as "the Baseball Boys" in Manchester England in the early 80s. Changing their name for their first album, though still remaining as American-sounding in their moniker as they were in their sound, the trio of guitarist/songwriter John Spinks, drummer Alan Jackman, and lead singer and bass player Tony Lewis released their debut album in 1985. The first single from the project, "Say It Isn't So", was a personal favorite of mine as well as MTVs, who promoted the video, even though it stiffed on pop radio (it did manage to climb to #18 on the rock radio list in Billboard magazine).

The threesome made up for that with their second single, "Your Love". Written by Spinks and produced by William Wittman, the straightforward rocker had enough Brit earnestness to cover both sides of the rock spectrum, even though it basically is a 'booty call' for a 'cougar'-style lover...

"Your Love" became the first and so-far only top-10 pop hit for the Outfield in May of 1986, while peaking a notch lower on Billboard's Mainstream Rock radio chart. Their "American" sound didn't translate as well over the pond, as the single stopped down at #83 on the charts in their native Britain, and #52 over in Germany.

I think the fact that most listeners had no idea their were from the United Kingdom is a great back-handed compliment.

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Wyclef Jean and Eve re-interpreted the song for the soundtrack to the Adam Sandler film 50 First Dates in 2004..