Song:Love Is
Album:Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
Love Is was a top five pop hit in 1993. It appeared on the soundtrack album of the popular TV series Beverly Hills 90210 which was very popular with teens. It is not part of either artist's standard discography. So it's what I call an orphan. The song was a big enough hit that music fans want to know how to get it. The story here is Vanessa had just scored her first #1 single with Save The Best For Last. So it was a no brainer for Beverly Hills 90210 creator Darren Star and executive producers Kenneth Miller and Irving Azoff to want her on the soundtrack. There are different ways to do these kind of soundtracks. In this case, the artists were contracted and they used their usual producers. The album was very successful as Beverly Hills 90210 spawned two additional soundtrack albums. The first single Saving Forever For You by Shanice reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Love Is was the second single. Vanessa and Brian McKnight were both on Mercury Records. The difference was that Vanessa was already a star and McKnight had just released his debut album. Love Is turned out to be his first big hit. Producer Gerry Brown had worked with both. The song was written by veteran singer songwriter Tonio K. along with John Keller and Michael Caruso. McKnight wouldn't score his first solo hit until Back At One in 1999. So I don't know if Love Is helped him much. The Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack is still available. But Love Is appears on Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight comp CDs. I recommend this Vanessa Williams comp because it is available as a budget CD. Here's the video for Love Is by Vanessa Williams featuring Brian McKnight.
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