Send Me a Lover

"Send Me a Lover" is a single performed by Taylor Dayne, written by Rick Hahn and George Thatcher, and released on September 6, 1993 from her Soul Dancing album (July 12, 1993). In the United States, it peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. In Canada, "Send Me a Lover" reached number 24 on the Top Singles chart and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

"Send Me a Lover"
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Soul Dancing
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1993 (1993-09-06)
GenrePop
Length4:28
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Richard Hahn
  • George Thatcher
Producer(s)Humberto Gatica
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
(1993)		 "Send Me a Lover"
(1993)		 "I'll Wait"
(1994)
Music video
"Send Me a Lover" on YouTube
"Send Me a Lover"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Women for Women, Vol. 2
ReleasedDecember 30, 1996 (1996-12-30)
GenrePop
Length4:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Richard Hahn
  • George Thatcher
Producer(s)Humberto Gatica
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Les derniers seront les premiers"
(1996)		 "Send Me a Lover"
(1996)		 "Call the Man"
(1997)

Critical reception

Jose F. Promis from AllMusic stated that the song "stands as one of Dayne's finest moments".[1] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Second shot from Dayne's "Soul Dancing" is a heartbroken power ballad that will connect with anyone who has suffered from unrequited love. Bombastic production builds from soft to earth-shaking in the blink of an eye, and Taylor matches the arrangement with a performance that might shatter a glass or two. A better radio bet than the previous "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"."[2]

Formats and track listings

US CD maxi single

  1. "Send Me a Lover" – 4:28
  2. "With Every Beat of My Heart" – 4:22
  3. "Love Will Lead You Back" – 4:37
  4. "If You Were Mine" – 5:01
  5. "Someone Like You" – 3:50

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 42
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 24
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 50
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 19

Celine Dion version

Dion's version (with heavily revised verses and slightly altered chorus lyrics) was a "leftover" from the recording sessions of the Celine Dion album in 1992, which remained unreleased until 1994. It was offered for various benefit collections, mostly for women’s causes. First it was released on the Kumbaya Album 1994. All proceeds from this CD went to support AIDS awareness and services. It also appeared on the In Between Dances (1995) (of which profits were given to research on breast cancer), The Power of Peace (1996) (to celebrate the 50 years of CARA), and Women for Women, Vol. 2 (1996) (another album to get funds for the research on breast cancer). It was also included as the B-side of the UK single "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" in 1995.

Dion's version was issued in the US in December 1996, as a radio single from the Women for Women, Vol. 2 album, released on September 17, 1996. It peaked at number 23 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 23

References
  1. Promis, Jose F. "Taylor Dayne – Soul Dancing". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. Flick, Larry (September 4, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 63. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Dayne – Send Me a Lover". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2297." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2298." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  7. "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  8. "Celine Dion Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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