Says When They Wrote the OPENING LINE...Knew It Was a HIT...OVER 1 BILLION Plays | Professor Of Rock

Coming up one of the best songs of the 80s came to Tony Lewis and John Spinks of the Outfield when they were hanging out in their flat. The second they wrote down the first sentence or opening line of the song they knew they had a smash hit. The song came effortlessly in less than 20 mins from that point forward and they were exactly right… Your Love ruled radio in the summer of 1986.. A couple of working class buddies were soon hanging out at the top of the charts with Madonna, Whitney Houston and ZZ Top with their song becoming one of the all time cheating songs ever but was the girl named Josie from the song a real person? We’ll Find out next as the late singer Tony Lewis, in one of his last interviews tells us the definitive story of an 80 rock classic.

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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. This show honors songs that were so unbelievably great, they absolutely should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart but at the time it came up a bit short. Today we are getting the story of the 80s classic Your Love by the Outfield from the late Tony Lewis. Tony passed away on October 20th 2020. I was fortunate to interview some time before that about all of their hits including this classic. The Outfield was formed in london’s east end by Singer bassist Tony Lewis guitarist keyboardist John Spinks and Drummer Alan Jackman. They were all actually a power trio called Sirius B a few years before that but found no luck as Punk was all the rage. After being broken up for a few years they came back together under the name the baseball boys which later turned into the outfield.

Even thought they were a british band they never did have success in their homeland but they did in American starting with their amazing debut Play Deep with Columbia Records that would hit #9 on the album charts and sell over 3 million copies on the strength of the singles Your Love, say it isn’t so and all the love in the world. The band would have other hits thereafter with Since You’ve Been Gone, voice of babylon and for you. all great songs. the band took an extended hiatus in the 90s but came back together many times after releasing collections and playing one off gigs. guitarist keyboardist and main songwriter John Spinks passed away from liver cancer in 2014.

Tony Lewis released a solo album in 2018 called out of the darkness and toured before his passing. It was great to see Tony Live in the summer of 2018 as I never go to see the Outfield at their peak. UP next Tony tells the story of Your Love and if Josie is a real person or a figment of our 80s imagination. It’s a cant miss from one to the most underrated vocalists of the rock era.