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"Love Has No Name" is a song from British-New Zealand electronic dance music group Babble, which was released in 1996 as the sole single from their second and final studio album Ether. The song was written by Alannah Currie (lyrics) and Tom Bailey (music), and was produced by Bailey, Currie and Keith Fernley. It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart.[1]

"Love Has No Name"
Single by Babble
from the album Ether
Released	1996
Length	5:35 (album version) 3:39 (remix edit)
Label	Reprise, Eternal
Songwriter(s)	Alannah Currie Tom Bailey
Producer(s)	Tom Bailey Alannah Currie Keith Fernley
Babble singles chronology
"Beautiful" (1994) "Love Has No Name" (1996)

The song features Teremoana Rapley as guest vocalist. It is the only track on Ether not to feature Bailey or Currie on lead vocals.[2]

Critical reception

On its release, Larry Flick of Billboard described Babble as an act which "deftly blends electro-pop gloss with gritty dance and world beat rhythms" and praised Rapley as an "enigmatic vocal presence" which "bring[s] the melodramatic pose of a French chanteuse to the song". Flick also praised Todd Terry's house remix and drew comparisons to Terry's remix work on "Missing" by Everything but the Girl.[3] In a review of Ether, Daina Darzin of Cash Box praised the song as "particularly memorable" and noted its "undulating dance beat" and "sensual, Sade-style vocals".[4] Chuck Campbell of the Knoxville News–Sentinel noted it had a "livelier rhythm" than the rest of Ether, but added that the song was "in need of development".[5]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the US double 12-inch vinyl single and the Ether CD booklet.[8][13]

• Babble – music
• Teremoana Rapley – vocals

Production

• Tom Bailey – producer, programming, recording, mixing
• Alannah Currie – producer, recording, mixing
• Keith Fernley – producer, engineer, programming, recording, mixing

Remixes

• Tom Bailey – all remixes except "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
• Simon Rycroft – assistant remixer on all remixes except "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
• Todd Terry – remixer and additional production on "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"
• Matthias Heibron – engineer on "Remix Edit", "Tee's Freeze" and "Tee's Club"

Other

• V8 with Babble – sleeve design
• Melanie Bridge – photography

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK On a Pop Tip Club Chart (Record Mirror)[14]	35
US Hot Dance Music Club Play (Billboard)[1]	10

References

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