Cover Versions
| "I'm Not in Love" | ||||
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| Single by Olive | ||||
| from the album Trickle | ||||
| Released | 27 June 2000 | |||
| Format | 12", CD | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | Maverick | |||
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One of the most covered songs in pop/rock history, "I'm Not in Love" has been recorded by Petula Clark, Hervé Vilard (French and Spanish versions in 1975), Richie Havens, Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble, Amy Grant, Grandaddy, Stanley Turrentine, Chris Standring, Johnny Logan, Richard Clayderman, Krisma, Undercover, George Monroe, with a more danceable cover version, in 1989, Will to Power (whose version peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1991), Deborah Blando - whose version in Portuguese, Somente O Sol (Only the Sun), was a huge hit in Brazil thanks to its inclusion on the soundtrack of the soap opera "Corpo Dourado" (Golden Body), The Pretenders, Mike Francis, Brotherhood of Man, Red Red Meat, John O'Banion, Outrageous Cherry, Chyp-Notic, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Päivi Kautto-Niemi, The BB Band, Olive, Geb.el, Gloritone, Tori Amos, Unfinished Thought, Donny Osmond, Rick Springfield, Deni Hines, Queen Latifah, Lazlo Bane, Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz, Rozz Williams (Accept the Gift of Sin), Juice, F. R. David, and Japanese singer Ryohei. Former Supreme Scherrie Payne had a club hit with her version of the song in 1982 on Megatone Records.
In 1990, French singer Roé released a Spanish language version of this song called "Soledad(Viejecita)".
In 1992, saxophonist Richard Elliot performed a cover for his album "Soul Embrace."
In 2001 French House duo Daft Punk used the samples from "I'm not in love" in the song "Nightvision" in their Discovery album.
In 2010, Rock Sugar (band) made a remix-cover of this song and Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law" called "Breaking the Love" on their album "Reimaginator".
Also in 2010, Brazilian singer and actress Marisa Orth recorded it for her debut album "Romance Volume II".
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