Live Together


"Live Together" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 album, Affection. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.
It was released as the third European single on 29 January 1990. The single included previously unreleased song "Sing It" and remixes of "Live Together" created by Massive Attack and Steve Anderson. The music video was directed by Philip Richardson. "Live Together" became a hit in Europe reaching top ten in the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom and Italy, and top forty in other European countries.
In 2003, it was included on . In 2014, the remixes of "Live Together" and "Sing It" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Affection and on People Hold On... The Remix Anthology.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews from music critics. Matthew Hocter from Albumism described it as "‘70s inspired soul". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that Stansfield's voice "alternately soars, sobs and adds over-dubbed backup vocals on self-penned tunes such as "Live Together"". Music & Media commented that "the re-recorded version of this track from Stansfield's debut LP is a good follow-up to All Around the World." They noted further that the "Philadelphia soul-type orchestration helps to make this song an undoubted hit."

Music video

The music video for "Live Together" was directed by Philip Richardson. He also directed the video for "All Around the World".
In the video, Stansfield stands at a train station. She sings in front of the train tracks. The video has a blue tone. Stansfield is wearing a big cap and a long coat. Her kiss curls are visible. Some scenes also see her singing on the bridge over the railroad tracks. Several trains come and go throughout the video. In the end, she runs towards a young man standing on the station and throws himself over him. They embrace each other. As the video ends, they walk away while holding each other around.

Track listings

European 7" single
  1. "Live Together" – 4:37
  2. "Sing It" – 3:56
European CD single
  1. "Live Together" – 4:37
  2. "Sing It" – 3:56
  3. "Live Together" – 7:02
  4. "Live Together" – 3:50
European 12" single
  1. "Live Together" – 8:55
  2. "Live Together" – 5:00
  3. "Sing It" – 5:32
European CD and 12" single
  1. "Live Together" – 7:42
  2. "Live Together" – 6:42
  3. "Live Together" – 5:36

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts