Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Come On In)

House music that is pure perfection from start to finish (& yes you are right - should not have been meddled with). There were already perfectly good remixes of this track that came out at the time. But the mid 90s saw the rise of the superclub, the money grabbing of DJs, promoters, Remixers, Producers & Labels and thus which led to a severe lack of creative song writing which ultimately meant the end of a great era in terms of inspiring soulful House & Garage music.

For me this is Frankie Knuckles & David Morales' finest work as remixers. Their remix will go down in the anals of House music history as one of the greatest pieces of modern dance music ever. That piano intro, the awesome production and beats that still stand up today, the astoundingly good voice of Ms Limerick (by far her finest moment - how could she ever top this!) and then the stunning lyrical content that combined with all the elements mentioned, take your breath away literally. I have heard this track countless times on dancefloors & not just because it's an obvious classic but it has real meaning, depth & emotion and it never fails to move a crowd which is why DJs still turn to this true classic piece of House music soul. Mixamg were right in my opinion!

This was voted the Greatest Dance Record of All Time in Mixmag a few years ago. Pity they had to churn out stupid cheesy remixes not long afterwards.

The highest praise you can give a track is the level of response from the dance floor as that now famous piano hook blends over the track thats fading out. It doesn't get any better. To coin an old phrase..... they don't write them like this anymore.....!!!! Pure Quality !!

This is one track that I played to death in 1991. Different mixes than the remixes presented here. Of course, there's the Def Mix with Frankie Knuckles, an excellent remix by Paul Oakenfield, but the killer mix is the Spring Mix (remixer unknown at this time) that strips down the vocals, adding only a few important ones to make the case that this indeed is the place where love lives.

Eldon E. Keller

Even though this record was a big commercial hit, something that usually puts me off thanks to the frequency of commercial radio playlists, it remains in my eyes one of the most underground sounding vocal house tracks ever. A brilliant vocal performance helped along by one of the most memorable piano hooks in the business. Quality!