Shadows of Love

Shadows of Love is the seventh studio album by the American pop singer Nicolette Larson. It was released in 1988 in Italy only through CGD Records. The album was produced by Carlo Stretti and Ernesto Tabarelli.

With Shadows of Love, Larson returned to pop following her crossover into country music (and some chart success) with the albums ...Say When (1985) and Rose of My Heart (1986). It was recorded in Italy during 1987 at Studio Watermelon in Milan, and released the following year. Due to its limited release outside of the U.S. and the subsequent demise of its record label, the album was not a commercial success.^[1]

The album features eight tracks, two co-written by Larson.^[2] The title track is a cover of the 1986 song by Wax, the duo of its songwriters Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman.^[3] "Love Hurts", written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, was originally released by The Everly Brothers in 1960.^[4] Two songs are by American singer-songwriter Lauren Wood: "Work on It" and "Where Did I Get These Tears". They were originally released by Wood on her 1981 album Cat Trick and her 1979 debut album, respectively.^[5] Another of Wood's songs, "Fallen", had previously been included on Larson's album In the Nick of Time.

The album's sole single was "Let Me Be the One", written by Larson with Mauro Paoluzzi, and issued on 7" and 12" vinyl by CGD in Europe. Co-produced by Paoluzzi, the single featured "Where Did I Get These Tears" as the B-side. The 7" release featured an edited version of "Let Me Be the One", approximately one minute shorter than on the album, while the 12" used the full-length album version. The song failed to chart and was Larson's last single release. In 1988, Larson contributed songs to two films, Renegade and Twins. "Let Me Be the One" was used in Renegade and included on the soundtrack album, issued by WEA in Germany that year.

Shadows of Love , el último álbum comercial de Larson, sería el penúltimo disco de estudio de la artista antes de su muerte en 1997. Sleep, Baby, Sleep , una colección de canciones de cuna para niños publicada en 1994, sería su último disco.

Shadows of Love se lanzó en vinilo y casete, exclusivamente en Italia, y se agotó poco después de su publicación. ^{[ 2 ] [ 6 ]} Durante el año del lanzamiento del álbum, CGD (Compagnia Generale del Disco) cerró sus puertas. Warner Music Group adquirió el sello para formar CGD East West y continuó con las operaciones de CGD. En 2013, Pro Music lanzó una edición limitada de copias promocionales en CD con estuche del álbum. ^{[ 7 ]}

• Nicolette Larson – voz
• Mimmo Bianchi – teclados, programación de bajo, batería, arreglos (1–3, 5–8)
• Andrea Braido – guitarras
• Riccardo Luppi – saxofones
• Mauro Paoluzzi – arreglos (4)
• Daniela Rando – coros
• Gwen Aanti - coros (1–3, 5–8)
• Massimo Crestini – coros (4)
• Betty Vittori – coros (4)