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Love Is Here by Starsailor
Love Is Here is an album by Starsailor, released in 2001. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Good Souls”, on 8 lists with a best position of #34.
Love Is Here, Starsailor's debut album, came out on 8 October 2001, capping a fast rise: a glowing NME review had set off a label bidding war that ended with the band signing to EMI. They cut it at Rockfield Studios in six weeks with producer Steve Osborne, and it's a hushed, aching record, acoustic guitars and soft piano chords framing James Walsh's quavering, heart-on-sleeve voice, with Barry Westhead's keys, James Stelfox's bass and Ben Byrne's drums keeping it all tender. Inevitably it got lined up next to Coldplay's Parachutes and Travis's The Invisible Band.
The singles kept coming, "Fever", "Good Souls", "Alcoholic", "Lullaby" and "Poor Misguided Fool", every one a UK top 40 hit. The album reached number two in Britain, later went platinum and landed on year-end lists from NME, Q and Musikexpress, while the band chased America supporting Dido and Travis.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Love Is Here on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Souls | 8 | #34 | – | 2001–2009 | |
| 2 | Poor Misguided Fool | 1 | #99 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.