Is This Love
A love song from Kaya that reached number nine in Britain.
Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Kaya (1978)
- Written by
- Bob Marley
- Released
- 1978
- Album
- Kaya
Is This Love appeared on Kaya in 1978 and peaked at number nine in the British charts on release. It became one of his best-known songs and is on Legend. A live version is on Babylon by Bus, recorded in Paris in 1978. The video was shot at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, and the future model Naomi Campbell, then seven, made her first public appearance in it.
A 2016 remix by Lvndscape and Bolier reached number 16 in Britain.
Covers and versions
- Pat Travers Band (1980) On Crash and Burn.
- Carly Simon (1983) On Hello Big Man.
- Corinne Bailey Rae (2011) On The Love EP. It won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.
More songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers
No Woman, No Cry, I Shot the Sheriff, Get Up, Stand Up, Exodus, Three Little Birds, Redemption Song, Jamming, Could You Be Loved, Buffalo Soldier
Sources
- Is This Love (Bob Marley and the Wailers song), Wikipedia
- Kaya (album), Wikipedia