Love in the Natural Way - Misplaced Pages

Issued in the UK and Germany in early 1989 on 7", 12" and CD-single (the latter two also containing an extended version of the track), it did not match the success of the other singles from that album the previous year.

This was Wilde's final release of the 1980s, the decade in which she had become the biggest selling British female soloist.

Critical reception

Tony Parsons left rough negative review on a single for New Musical Express by saying that "all those songs written with her dad and brother oozing shallow emotion". Reviewers of Melody Maker expressed similar opinion: "It's simply a priggish plea for honesty set to the customary saccharin blather" and summarised that the song addressed "for those of us who still care enough to dream".

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	63
UK Singles (OCC)	32

References

Parsons, Tony (4 March 1989). "Review: Kim Wilde – "Love in the Natural Way" (MCA)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 16. ISSN 0028-6362.
The Stud Brothers (4 March 1989). "Review: Kim Wilde – "Love in the Natural Way"". Melody Maker. London: IPC Limited. p. 31. ISSN 0025-9012.
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love in the Natural Way". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
"Kim Wilde – Love in the Natural Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
"Kim Wilde: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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