Faith (In the Power of Love)

"Faith (In the Power of Love)" is a song by Zambian-born singer Rozalla. It was released in November 1991 as the third single from the album, Everybody's Free. The single first charted in the United Kingdom in April 1991, reaching No. 65. The single was, however, re-released in November of that year after the success of her previous single, "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", peaking this time at No. 11. The song met with similar success throughout the rest of Europe, although some countries skipped this release in favour of her next single "Are You Ready to Fly". The song did not see a release in the United States until 1993, when it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

"Faith (In the Power of Love)"
Single by Rozalla
from the album Everybody's Free
ReleasedNovember 1991
Recorded1991
GenreDiva house[1]
Length3:42
LabelPulse 8
Songwriter(s)
  • Nigel Swanston
  • Tim Cox
Producer(s)Band of Gypsies
Rozalla singles chronology
"Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)"
(1991)		 "Faith (In the Power of Love)"
(1991)		 "Are You Ready to Fly"
(1992)
Music video
"Faith (In the Power of Love)" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor William Cooper wrote that Rozalla "manages to squeeze in more house-oriented grooves" on the song.[2] Larry Flick from Billboard called it "yet another potential No. 1 hit. Song-wise, this is far more satisfying in melodic structure and lyrical content than the previous "Are You Ready To Fly." Its anthemic stance is given depth by a vocal that is not nearly as over the top as in the past."[3] Fact put "Faith (In the Power of Love)" at 20 in their list of 21 Diva-House Belters That Still Sound Incredible in 2014. They wrote, "Never a massive pop hit like ‘Everybody's Free’ (though it did make it to number 11), and yeah alright, this one is pretty high in sugar – but go on, give yourself up to it and revel in the fact there was a period of pop culture when these lyrics were not only acceptable but normal."[4] James Hamilton from Music Week described the track as a "girl wailed jumpy powerful galloper."[5] Marc Andrews from Smash Hits stated that "it should easily find itself a cheery wee home inside the charts for Zimbabwe's most famous daughter."[6]

Remixes

"Faith (In the Power of Love)" was remixed in 2004 by Way Out West and again in 2006 by Ian Carey.

Charts

References
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  2. "Rozalla - Everybody's Free". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  3. "DanceTRAX" (PDF). Billboard. 1993-02-13. p. 28. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  4. Muggs, Joe (2014-01-23). "Let's Fackin' Ave It! 21 diva-house belters that still sound incredible". Fact. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. "Dance: Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. 1991-04-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. Andrews, Marc (1991-11-13). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits. p. 51. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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  9. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 1743." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 7 December 1991. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rozalla" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rozalla – Faith (In the Power of Love)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  16. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 April 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  17. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 1, 2008)
  18. "The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2019.



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