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1977 single by Utopia
"Love Is the Answer " is a song written by
Todd Rundgren and performed with his band
Utopia . It is the closing track on their 1977 album
Oops! Wrong Planet , and was the only single released from the album.
England Dan & John Ford Coley version
In 1979, American
soft rock duo
England Dan & John Ford Coley released their version as the lead single from their seventh studio album
Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive . It reached number 10 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart
[2] in May 1979
[3] and spent two weeks atop the Billboard
Adult Contemporary chart .
[4]
John Ford Coley was quoted as saying: "Of all the songs we released as singles, that was my favorite. The song first of all had a classical base, and the middle had a gospel section which I loved."
[4]
Charts
Other versions
The song has been covered several times by Christian and mainstream artists.
See also
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles
Studio albums Compilations Singles