Caravan of Love
Caravan of Love is a song from the 1985 Isley Jasper Isley of the group, which consisted of Ernie and Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper their cousin, who had been from 1973 to 1984 group members of the Isley Brothers.
Chris Jasper wrote and produced the song. Chris Jasper sang lead vocals and played piano, the background voices took over Ernie and Marvin Isley, who also played bass and guitar.
Following the publication in 1985, it became the biggest success of the trio and reached # 1 on the U.S. R & B charts and stayed there for three weeks at the top spot. After her single Kiss And Tell, who came to the Billboard charts in February 1985, Caravan of Love reached # 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart hits more could not get the group on the Hot 100.
The song has a strong appellative character and attacks on Christian themes. After the four-time question to a "you", whether it was ready for the most important time in his life, the call to stand up and fight takes place. The appellative " stand up" is repeated several times during the song three times, a sign of imminent departure, which in the final verse with the four-time repeat the initial question "Are you ready " and the four-time prompt, " You better get ready" again is underlined. The following is clear who is addressed with the "You ": all men and all women - all of them. The reason of the required joint action is called, that all sisters and brothers and children of the world. The common sample of "Caravan of Love" from a bad world in the real motherland, the better place to live in freedom and peace accesses Old Testament references to the exodus of the children of Israel.
The Housemartins - version
The British indie band The Housemartins Caravan of Love, published in November 1986. The a cappella song was quickly successful. After the single on December 6, 1986 was charted at number 34 in the British charts for the first time, they had already reached on December 16, 1986 Place first two weeks, she stood at the top position and was on February 7, 1987 for the last time in the charts listed, so number -one hit was only nine weeks in the top 50 it was the second A cappella by only You by Flying Pickets from the year 1983. Detached from the top, there was Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite.
The song was found on any regular Housemartins album, but appeared on their greatest hits compilation Now That 's What I Call Quite Good for the first time on an album.