Love Is A River
Recording Artist: Boy On A Dolphin
Writers: Jim Vallance
John Riley
Date Written: 1991
Albums: The Words Inside (1993)
Audio-1: Released version
 
 
John Reilly: vocals
Pete Hiley: Spanish guitar
Andy Needham: bass
Darren Ford: drums
Steve Beighton: saxophone

Backing vocals: Charlemagne, Steve Edwards, John Reilly
 
Produced and recorded by Kevin Bacon and Jon Quarmby at Axis Studio (Sheffield, UK).  Mixed by Kevin Bacon at Axis Studio and Fon Studio (Sheffield).
Audio-2: Demo recording
 
 
John Reilly: vocals, guitar
Steve Beighton: saxophone
Jim Vallance: keyboards, bass, drums, horn samples
 
Recorded at Distorto Studios, Vancouver
Comments:
I really enjoyed writing and demo-ing this song with John Riley ... a very pleasant and very musical fellow.

If I'm not mistaken, John is originally from Liverpool, he spent time in South Africa and Canada, and he now lives in Sheffield, UK.
Lyrics: Tell me, is it a crime now baby
To set the little girl inside you free?
Well I’ve been waiting for such a long, long time
For heaven’s gate to open for me

Don’t wanna step outa line
All the best things come in time
But I need you more than ever
And we’re gonna be good together

Your love is a river
So let it flow, let it flow for me
Your love is a river
So let it flow, let it flow for me

With your head in your hands you’re cryin’
You says the load’s gettin’ heavy to bear
In a big wide world with a cold cruel heart
You gotta give it all to make it out there

Well all the best things come in time
Another step and you’re doin’ fine
So show them all baby
What you are made of

Your love is a river
So let it flow, let it flow for me
Your love is a river
So let it flow, let it flow for me

I’ve been livin’ my life waitin’ for someone like you
Take your heart in our hands and set yourself free baby

(solo)

I’ve been livin’ my life waitin’ for someone like you
When the flood gates open
When the walls are broken
There’s no-one nowhere who can change the things you do

Your love is a river
So let it flow, let it flow for me
Your love is a river
So let it flow, let it flow for me