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"Inside Love" is a song by the British AOR band Seven, released in 1990 as their debut single.[1] It was written by Keith McFarlane and Simon LeFevre, and produced by John Parr. "Inside Love" reached No. 78 in the UK, and remained in the Top 100 for four weeks.[2]

"Inside Love"
Single by Seven
B-side	"Till Then"
Released	January 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	AOR
Length	3:53
Label	Polydor Records
Songwriter(s)	Keith McFarlane, Simon LeFevre
Producer(s)	John Parr
Seven singles chronology
"Inside Love" (1990) "Man With a Vision" (1990)

Seven had secured a contract with Polydor in 1989. They produced two singles from the label; "Inside Love" and "Man With a Vision". Both were produced by Parr.[3] A promotional video was filmed to promote the single.[4]

"Inside Love" was released by Polydor in the UK only on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD. The B-side, "Till Then", was also written by Macfarlane and Lefevre, and produced by Tim Lewis and Mike Parker.[5] The 12" vinyl and CD formats of the single also featured an extended version of "Inside Love".[6][7]

The lack of success of "Inside Love" and "Man With a Vision" led to the band being dropped by Polydor and subsequently splitting. Later in 2014, the original line-up of Seven reunited and released their self-titled debut album that year through Escape Music. Seven included a re-recorded version of "Inside Love".[8]

Critical reception

For one UK magazine, Phillip Schofield described the track as a "moody ballad that wiggles its way inside your brain forever after a couple of plays."[9] Cover Boys magazine stated: "If you're familiar with the sounds of American bands like Journey and Foreigner, then you'll understand a little of how Seven sound."[10]

Formats

7" single

1. "Inside Love" - 3:53
2. "Till Then" - 3:51

12" single

1. "Inside Love (Extended Version)" - 6:46
2. "Inside Love" - 3:53
3. "Till Then" - 3:51

CD single

1. "Inside Love" - 3:53
2. "Till Then" - 3:51
3. "Inside Love (Extended Version)" - 6:46

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	78

Personnel

Seven

• Mick Devine - lead vocals
• Keith Macfarlane - guitar, backing vocals
• Pat Davey - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Simon Lefevre - keyboards, backing vocals
• Austin Lane - drums

Production

• John Parr - producer of "Inside Love"
• Tim Lewis, Mike Parker - producers of "Till Then"
• John Spence - engineer on "Inside Love"
• Stephen W Taylor - remixing on "Inside Love"

Other

• Paul Cox - photography
• Stylorouge - design
• John Wolff, Mike Parker - management

References

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