Love Scenes (Beverley Craven album)

Love Scenes is the second studio album by British singer Beverley Craven, released in September 1993 through Epic Records.

Love Scenes
Studio album by
Beverley Craven
Released1993 (UK)
Recorded1992-1993
GenrePop
LabelEpic
ProducerPaul Samwell-Smith
Beverley Craven chronology
Beverley Craven
(1990)		 Love Scenes
(1993)		 Mixed Emotions
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

Craven started writing new songs for her second album while touring for the first one. Epic wanted to release a follow-up to her successful debut album Beverley Craven in 1992 to capitalize on her success. However, Craven gave birth to her first daughter, Mollie, in early 1992, and decided to postpone the album's release to take care of the baby, eventually releasing it in September 1993.

The album, like her debut, was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith. It features his former Yardbirds bandmate Jeff Beck on guitar on three tracks.[2] The album was written by Craven herself, except for the song "Love Is the Light", which was co-written with her husband Colin Campsie, this being the only time she has collaborated on writing a song.

Some of the songs on the album had been previously heard on Craven's live videotape Memories, released in 1992. The songs "Feels Like the First Time" and "Look No Further" had been previously released as B-sides for the singles from her debut album. Love Scenes includes a cover of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All", which Craven recorded for an unreleased 20th anniversary ABBA tribute album.

Release and reception

The album was released on vinyl, CD and MiniDisc formats. It debuted and peaked at #4 in the UK Albums Chart, but it quickly dropped and overall it was much less successful than her debut, spending 13 weeks on the chart. Three singles were released off the album, but all of them became only minor hits.

The album received mixed reviews from music critics, most of them criticising its similarity with her debut album.

Single releases

Track listing

All tracks composed by Beverley Craven; except where indicated

  1. "Love Scenes"
  2. "Love Is the Light" (Beverley Craven, Colin Campsie)
  3. "Hope"
  4. "Look No Further"
  5. "Mollie's Song"
  6. "In Those Days"
  7. "Feels Like the First Time"
  8. "Blind Faith"
  9. "Lost Without You"
  10. "The Winner Takes It All" (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)

Personnel
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References
  1. "Love Scenes - Beverley Craven - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. Lewis, Katy (23 March 2007). "Beverley's back!". BBC Online. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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