Love Will Lead You Back


"Love Will Lead You Back" is a song recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her second studio album Can't Fight Fate. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on January 20, 1990, by Arista Records as the second single from Can't Fight Fate.
"Love Will Lead You Back" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on January 27, 1990. It reached number one on April 7 that same year and spent 15 weeks in the top 40, becoming Dayne's sole chart-topping hit in the US. It also reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. In addition to its US success, the song peaked at number two in Canada, number 11 in Australia, number 28 in New Zealand and number 69 in the United Kingdom.

Background

The song, written by American songwriter Diane Warren, is about a woman who is willing to set her lover free because she is confident that one day his love will lead him back to her; "Sometimes it takes some time out on your own now / to find your way back home". Warren has stated that she began writing the song while in a hotel in Russia and that she had Whitney Houston in mind, but Arista Records president Clive Davis wanted to let Dayne record the song.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Love Will Lead You Back" was very simple. Directed by English director Nigel Dick, it shows Dayne and her band in a studio performing the song. The music video was released both in black-and-white and sepia tones. In the music video, Dayne holds in her hand what seems to be the lyrics of the song, or possibly a letter from her lover.

Charts

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Covers

The song was covered by Brazilian singer Sandra de Sá, by Filipina singers Kyla, Nina, and Marika Sasaki and also Filipino crooner Jun Polistico released by Viva Records in 1990, by Mexican pop singer Yuri for her 1990 album, Soy Libre, and Australian pop group Young Divas.
In 2000, Grammy Award winning artist Patti LaBelle covered the composition for her album, When a Woman Loves. Dutch pop singer Gordon also covered the song in 1994 and American Crooner Johnny Mathis also covered his version of the song from his 1998 album, .
On American Idol it has been covered three times, by Carmen Rasmusen, Mikalah Gordon and Karen Rodriguez. All three were eliminated the next night after their performances of that song.