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<ul><li>This soft-rock favorite has a writer you wouldn't expect: Neil Young, who released his version on his 1978 album&nbsp;<strong>Comes A Time</strong>&nbsp;around the same time Nicolette Larson issued it as her first single.</li><li><br></li><li>Young's version is far more understated, with a restrained vocal and gentle piano by Spooner Oldham. Larson's rendition is a kitchen-sink production with horns, strings, and a soaring vocal where she hits some big notes. There's even a flute solo by Plas Johnson! This was the sound of the '70s, and it landed Larson a hit, going to #8 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.</li><li><br></li><li>Despite the stark differences in presentation, both versions have the same sentiment: It's gonna take a lotta love to make this pairing work.</li><li>Neil Young started playing this song live in 1976, long before he recorded it. After it became a hit for Larson, he would sometimes slip it into his sets, baffling the more fairweather of his fans who didn't know he wrote it.</li><li>Nicolette Larson worked with Neil Young as a backup singer, first on his 1977 album&nbsp;<strong>American Stars 'n Bars</strong>&nbsp;and then on&nbsp;<strong>Comes A Time</strong>&nbsp;(she doesn't appear on Young's version of the song - on that album she's best heard on the track "Motorcycle Mama").</li><li><br></li><li>According to Larson, she heard the song when she found a tape on the floor of Young's car that included his demo. "I popped it in the tape player and commented on what a great song it was," she told the Associated Press. "Neil said: 'You want it? It's yours.'"</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/nicolette-larson/lotta-love" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.songfacts.com/facts/nicolette-larson/lotta-love</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening...hope you all have a great weekend! :)</p>