Song · Book of Love
“Book of Love” by Book of Love
From the album Book of Love (1986)
“Book of Love” by Book of Love appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1996 and 1999. It was first released in 1986 on the album Book of Love. Its best result is #289 on the Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,792 alternative song of all time.
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"Book of Love" gave the Philadelphia synth-pop quartet a namesake song for their self-titled debut, which Sire put out in the spring of 1986, right as synth-pop was cresting. Ted Ottaviano wrote it, the band are credited with the arrangement, and Steve Peck engineered.
The producer was Ivan Ivan, and he was also their route to a record deal. Keyboardist Lauren Roselli had handed the DJ a demo of their song "Boy", and Ivan, fresh off co-producing the Dominatrix club hit "The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight", passed it along to Sire president Seymour Stein, who signed the group in August 1984.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 289 | Q101 | Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) | 500 |
| 1999 | 760 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
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