Colour of Love (Amber song)

"Colour of Love" is a song recorded by Dutch-German singer Amber. It was released in 1996 as the second single from her debut album of the same name (1996), and is the follow-up to her successful hit, "This Is Your Night". The song is co-written by Amber with Berman Brothers, who also produced it, and charted in several countries, like Australia, Iceland and New Zealand.[1] In the latter, it was a bigger hit than "This is Your Night, peaking at number 31. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song reached number 105, but later number 74,[2] in 1997. On the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, it peaked at number five. The accompanying music video for "Colour of Love" sees Amber performing in a yellow submarine.

"Colour of Love"
Single by Amber
from the album This Is Your Night
Released1996
GenreEurodance
Length3:36
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriter(s)
  • Marie- Claire Cremers (Amber)
  • Christian Berman
Producer(s)Berman Brothers
Amber singles chronology
"This Is Your Night"
(1996)		 "Colour of Love"
(1996)		 "If You Could Read My Mind"
(1998)
Music video
"Colour of Love" on YouTube

On June 17, 2022, the Jonathan Peters & Anthony Acid Trenergy Hard Remix, which was never previously issued commercially, was released to all digital platforms internationally as part of the Amber Remixed - Extended Versions long form compilation of club remixes.

Critical reception

Barry Walters for The Advocate viewed the song as a "sugarcoated treat".[3] AllMusic editor Alex Henderson described it as "European-sounding", noting that it's not "unlike something '80s dance duo Fun Fun would have done".[4] Larry Flick from Billboard declared it as an "solid",[5] "engaging", "infectious and perky Euro-NRG twirler",[6] adding that "her performance is nothing short of star-powered." Jeffrey Lee Puckett from The Courier-Journal felt that the song "ups the dance quotient", "but it also boasts a pure-pop hook."[7] L.A. Times noted Amber's "giddy exuberance".[8] A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "What promises to be jaunty soon turns anodyne for an artist enjoying Top 20 US success. Sadly, rather formulaic Euro-pop from the Dutch-born singer."[9]

Track listing

Charts
Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 66
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] 38
Israel (IBA) 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 31
US Billboard Hot 100 74
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 5

References
  1. "Amber - Colour Of Love (song)". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. "Chart History > Amber". Billboard. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. Walters, Barry (2 September 1997). "Music". The Advocate. Issue 741.
  4. Henderson, Alex. "Amber - This Is Your Night". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. Flick, Larry (23 November 1996). "Dance Trax: Rollo Finds Cheeky Success With Faithless" (PDF). Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. Flick, Larry (16 November 1996). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 78. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. Lee Pckett, Jeffrey (25 January 1997). "Amber's night out". p.4. The Courier-Journal.
  8. (January 1997). "Amber "This Is Your Night"". L.A. Times.
  9. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 February 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. "Íslenski Listinn NR. 206 vikuna 30.1. '97 - 5.2. '97". Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. "Amber – Colour of Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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