"The Word Is Love (Say The Word)" is a 1997 house music song by Steve "Silk" Hurley, released under the alias Steve "Silk" Hurley & The Voices of Life, featuring vocals by Sharon Pass.
Background Apart from others record companies, the single was released on the producer's own label Silk Entertainment in several editions. The composition written by Hurley himself along with M-Doc didn't catch much attention in US. In the overseas, it scored a modest success on the UK Singles Chart, where the single peaked at number twenty-six in March 1998.'The Voices of Life, UK peak chart positions' Retrieved 2 December 2010
Credits and personnel Steve Hurley – writer, producer, remix M-Doc – writer Sharon Pass – lead vocal Jivan Diwano – keyboards Anthony Higgins – remix Four Shades – remix Jon Hardy – remix Nick Law – remix Simon Lewicki – remix Sushi Twins – remix Tim McGee – remix Wicked Peach – remix Frankie Feliciano – remix Mousse T. – remix Groovehunter – remix Kelly G – remix, additional producer Jerome Brown – bass Steve Turner – bass Steve Weeder – engineer
Official versions "The Word Is Love (7" Radio Edit)" – 4:00 "The Word Is Love (Silk's Radio Anthem)" – 3:32 "The Word Is Love (Silk's Anthem of Life)" – 8:58 "The Word Is Love (Silk's Anthem of Life Instrumental)" – 6:48 "The Word Is Love (Silk's Original of Life)" – 5:56 "The Word Is Love (Kelly "Lets You Go" Radio Edit)" – 3:08 "The Word Is Love (Kelly "Lets You Go" Mix)" – 7:13 "The Word Is Love (Kelly G Bump 'N' Say Mix)" – 6:10 "The Word Is Love (Kelly G's Bump N' Love Mix)" – 7:38 "The Word Is Love (Kelly G. Dub)" – 5:21 "The Word Is Love (Kelly G "Say It" Underground Mix)" "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's Kinda Deep Mix)" – 6:43 "The Word Is Love (Mousse T.'s Kinda Dope Mix)" – 9:01 "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's Kinda Dope Dub)" – 6:20 "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's for the Heads Mix)" – 7:53 "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's Kinda Deep Instrumental)" – 6:42 "The Word Is Love (Mousse T's For The Heads Instrumental)" – 7:53 "The Word Is Love (Mood II Swing Dub)" – 7:31 "The Word Is Love (Four Shades Dub)" – 6:26 "The Word Is Love (Sushi Twins' Dirty Phunkofile Mix)" – 6:53 "The Word Is Love (Wicked Peach Mix)" – 5:56 "The Word Is Love (Frankie Feliciano's Recanstruction Vocal Mix)" – 9:47 "The Word Is Love (Frankie Feliciano's Recanstruction Instrumental)" "The Word Is Love (Unreleased Mix)" – 6:08 "The Word Is Love (Say The Word) (Groovehunter Vocal Mix)" "The Word Is Love (Say The Word) (Groovehunter Dub Mix)"
Charts
Chart (1998)PeakpositionItalian Singles Chart15UK Singles Chart26
See also List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
References
External links The Word Is Love (Say the Word) release page on Discogs