You Wouldn't Know Love

"You Wouldn't Know Love" is a song written by Michael Bolton and Diane Warren appearing contemporaneously in 1989 on Bolton's Soul Provider album and Cher's Heart of Stone album. The song was only released as a single in Europe and Australasia by Cher in 1990. Cher's version of the song, produced by its writer, Michael Bolton, became the fourth and final European single release from Cher's nineteenth album in 1990 by Geffen Records. It was a minor success in the UK, faring better in Ireland. Steve Lukather played the guitar solo in the middle of the song. The opening riff of the song is inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Seven Wonders" from their 1987 album Tango In The Night.

"You Wouldn't Know Love"
Single by Cher
from the album Heart of Stone
B-side"Kiss To Kiss"
Released1990
Recorded1989
GenreHard rock
Length3:30
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Bolton
Cher singles chronology
"Heart of Stone"
(1990)		 "You Wouldn't Know Love"
(1990)		 "Baby I'm Yours"
(1990)

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."[1] David Giles from Music Week wrote, "An other track from the Heart of Stone LP which is a lot more steadfastly MOR and what you'd expect considering that Michael Bolton co-wrote and produced it. Probably a substantial hit."[2]

Track listing

"You Wouldn't Know Love" CD single[3]

  1. You Wouldn't Know Love
  2. Kiss To Kiss

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 153
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 29
Poland (LP3)[6] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 55

Personnel

Michael Bolton version

Bolton's own version appeared on his album, Soul Provider, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard albums chart. The album was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA in 1994, for sales exceeding 6 million in the U.S. alone, and sold over 12.5 million copies worldwide.

Personnel

Other cover versions

Sunstorm's version appears on their 2012 album Emotional Fire.

References
  1. Millan, Mark (March 8, 2011). "Heart Of Stone – Cher". The Daily Vault. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. Giles, David (August 4, 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. "You Wouldn't Know Love Single".
  4. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 24, 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Wouldn't Know Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  6. "Notowanie nr449" (in Polish). LP3. September 28, 1990. Retrieved February 28, 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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