Love Is the Answer

About Love Is the Answer

"Love Is the Answer" is a song written by Todd Rundgren for his band Utopia. It is the closing track on their 1977 album Oops! Wrong Planet. Although Utopia's version did not reach the music charts, a cover version by England Dan & John Ford Coley reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1978 and spent two weeks atop the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. John Ford Coley was quoted as saying: "Of all the songs we released as singles, that was my favorite. The song first of all had a classical base, and the middle had a gospel section which I loved. "The song has been covered several times by Christian artists. Sheila Walsh recorded it in 1988 for her album Say So, and performed it on her very first The 700 Club appearance as co-hostess. Bill Cantos and Justo Almario covered it in 1995 for the album Who Are You. Cindy Morgan covered it in 2000 for her greatest hits album, Best So Far. Bob Carlisle and Bryan Duncan recorded a gospel blues version in 2001. Filipino singer Gary Valenciano also covered the song on his 2001 album, Revive. In 2004, Glen Campbell recorded the song as the title track of the album Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love. Christian contemporary band Circle of Friends covered it on their 2012 album Chosen & Beloved, pairing it with the old hymn "Tell Me the Story of Jesus". more »

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2000

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A ticket to paradise
I can't stay here any more
And I've looked high and low

Lord, I've been from shore to shore
And if there's a short cut
I'd have found it
But there's no easy way around it

Light of the world, shine on me
Love is the answer
Shine on us all, set us free
Love is the answer

Who knows why
Someday we all must die
We're all homeless boys and girls
And we're never ever heard

It's such a lonely, lonely world
People turn their heads
And walk on by
Tell me, is it worth just another try?

Light of the world, shine on me
Love is the answer
Shine on us all, set us free
Love is the answer

We gotta love one another
When you feel afraid
When you've lost your way
Hey, when you're all alone
(Love one another)
When you're far from, far from home
(Love one another)

When you're down and out
(Love one another)
All your hope's run out
(Love one another)

I said you need a friend
(Love one another)
When you're near the end, love
We got to love

Light of the world, shine on me
Love is the answer
Shine on us all, set us free
Love is the answer

Light of the world, shine on me
Love is the answer
Shine on us all, set us free
Love is the answer

Light of the world, shine on me
Love is the answer
Shine on us all, set us free
Love is the answer
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Bob Carlisle

Bob Carlisle (born September 29, 1956; Los Angeles, California) is an American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career where he earned a Grammy Award and a Dove Award. He has two children, Brooke and Evan. more »

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