(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection

1990 single by Nelson (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection US cassette.jpg single Nelson After the Rain Will You Love Me 1990 6 15 * Power pop Tom Breihan The Number Ones: Nelson's "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection" Stereogum 8 October 2021 1 June 2026 "In another world, "Love And Affection," might work as a pretty-good power-pop song. The Nelsons sing nice harmonies, and their melodies have strong bones....But the song's glam-metal production drowns its hooks. If Nelson had been recorded to sound more like REO Speedwagon, then "Love And Affection' might've been OK." https://stereogum.com/2162888/the-number-ones-nelsons-cant-live-without-your-love-and-affection/columns/the-number-ones/ glam metal Tom Breihan The Number Ones: Nelson's "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection" Stereogum 8 October 2021 1 June 2026 "In another world, "Love And Affection," might work as a pretty-good power-pop song. The Nelsons sing nice harmonies, and their melodies have strong bones....But the song's glam-metal production drowns its hooks. If Nelson had been recorded to sound more like REO Speedwagon, then "Love And Affection' might've been OK." https://stereogum.com/2162888/the-number-ones-nelsons-cant-live-without-your-love-and-affection/columns/the-number-ones/ 3:55 DGC Matthew Nelson Gunnar Nelson Marc Tanner * Marc Tanner David Thoener After the Rain 1990 "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" is a song by American rock band Nelson, written by Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson, and Marc Tanner. It was released in 1990 on DGC Records and backed with "Will You Love Me?". The song was based on a crush on Cindy Crawford. The music video features model and actress Judie Aronson who first appears on the cover of a magazine called "Vague", a parody of Vogue magazine. The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 29, 1990, becoming the only single from the band to top the chart. This made the Nelson family the only American family to have three generations of number-one singles—the Nelson brothers are sons of musician Ricky Nelson and grandsons of bandleader Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Nelson. The production on the single and its B-side, "Will You Love Me?", was done by David Thoener and Marc Tanner. It also appears as the first track on Nelson's album, After the Rain. The song is used in Beavis and Butt-Head. American boy band Natural covered the song for their 2002 album Keep It Natural. Charts Weekly charts Chart (1990–1991)PeakpositionAustralia 20 Nelson (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection true June 30, 2024Canada RPM 11 989 June 30, 2024 trueNew Zealand 44 Nelson (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection true June 30, 2024UK 54 19901028 true June 30, 2024Billboardhot100 1 Nelson true June 30, 2024Billboardmainstreamrock 20 Nelson true June 30, 2024US Cash Box Top 100Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-19961 Year-end charts Chart (1990)PositionAustralia (ARIA)20099Canada RPM 81 5297 June 30, 2024 CAN2 trueUS Billboard Hot 100The Year in Music 1990: Top Pop Singles Billboard 102 51 YE-14 December 22, 199027US Cash Box Top 100https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1990/CB-1990-12-29.pdf#page=9 Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles Cash Box 22 LIV December 29, 1990 9 November 24, 20252 Certifications Gold single United States Nelson Love and Affection 1990 1990 June 30, 2024 "riaa" true Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref. ReferenceUnited StatesJune 15, 19907-inch vinyl cassetteDGCAustraliaAugust 6, 1990New Release Summary: Singles The ARIA Report 30 17 August 5, 1990United KingdomSeptember 17, 19907-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassetteNew Singles Music Week 31 September 15, 1990AustraliaOctober 8, 1990CDNew Release Summary: Singles The ARIA Report 39 18 October 7, 1990 References Category:1990 songs Category:1990 debut singles Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Category:Cashbox number-one singles Category:DGC Records singles Category:Songs written by Marc Tanner Category:Nelson (band) songs