Picking up fame as a part of the popular 'new wave' movement, her second album, 'Select', was released in May 1982. It contained the hits "Cambodia" and "View From a Bridge". Her third album (and last album with RAK), was 'Catch as Catch Can', which came out in November 1983. Sadly, it wasn't much of a success, though tracks "Love Blonde" and "Dancing In the Dark" from the album became minor hits.
When Kim signed with MCA records in 1984, many doubting critics believed that her run of hits were over. Simply put, they were wrong. Kim's first album with MCA, 'Teases & Dares', came out in November 1984. Though not a huge commercial success as an album, it earned praising critical reviews and much fan support while also including three hit singles. Popular tune "Rage To Love" became Wilde's first top 20 hit in two years.
In October 1986, Kim released a cover of The Supremes song You Keep Me Hangin' on - it was a huge hit, number 2 in the UK and in the singles chart for 14 weeks, even better the song got to number 1 in the USA. Kim was now a superstar around the globe. Another Step (her 5th studio album) was released in Nov 1986 and spent 5 weeks in the UK charts. The title track Another Step (Closer to You), (a duet with Junior) and Say You Really Want Me were also singles.
In June 1988, Kim released her most successful studio album to date Close which spent 38 weeks in the UK album charts. Close contained 3 top ten hits You Came, Never Trust A Stranger and Four Letter Word. Around this time Kim was the support act on Michael Jackson's huge Bad tour.
Her 7th and 8th albums, 1990's Love Moves and 1992's Love Is did not match the success of Close, however Love Is boasted another top 20 hit single with the Rick Nowels penned Love Is Holy.
In September 1993, MCA released the first 'official' greatest hits album called The Singles Collection 1981-1993 (which contained all her biggest hits from the RAK years as well as the more recent MCA hits and two brand new singles If I Can't Have You, a top twenty hit in July 1993 (a cover version of the Yvonne Elliman classic) and the Kim penned In My Life.
In 1995, Kim released her 9th studio album Now and Forever, it was not a hit album in the UK but suffered no promotion. It contained two top 50 hits Breakin' Away and This I Swear.
In 1996, Kim released Shame, a cover of the disco song made famous by Evelyn "Champagne" King. Unfortunately the song failed to dent the UK top 100.
In 2001, to celebrate the release of another greatest Hits album, Kim released a new song Loved, co-written by Ronald & Masterton who are famous for their work with Dannii Minogue. Sadly Loved failed to enter the UK singles chart.
Kim is still making music and is also equally famous for her gardening skills. She continues to have success in Europe and had a huge hit in 2003 with Anyplace Anywhere Anytime, a duet with Nena.
In 2006 Kim released a studio album, "Never Say Never." The album includes new tracks and some remixes and remakes of classic Kim songs such as You Came, Cambodia and Kids In America. Also for the new album called Never Say Never Kim has re-recorded You Keep Me Hangin' On as a duet with Nena.
In 2018 she released "Here Come The Aliens," which is in a pop-rock style. Reviewing the album for MusicPlayers.com, Scott Kahn states "There’s not a weak song to be found in this collection of pop rock songs. We love that Here Comes The Aliens has the vibe of a real rock record, with strong musical performances throughout."
Without your love
Kim Wilde Lyrics
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Someone that you use anytime you please
But I never want you to set me free
Cos I'm addicted to this love disease
And the fever rages in my soul
Begging you to want me and take control
But come tommorow you'll let me go
As I face another lonely night
A different lover will hold you tight
It's not right
I can't help myself from crying over you
I can't get enough of your love
Yeah I'm dying cos it's true
I can't get enough of your love
I'm going crazy can't you see
You're turning every day into misery
Just like murder in the first degree
You're killing something deep inside of me
Cos you don't care if I should live or die
And you don't even attempt to lie
And that's why
I'm addicted to your love
The lyrics to Kim Wilde's song "Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)" describe a person who feels like a prisoner in a relationship. Even though they are being used by their partner, they cannot break free because they are addicted to the love they share. The person is begging their partner to take control and want them, but they know that tomorrow they will be let go, and they will have to find another person whose heart they can foolishly give to their partner. The lyrics also describe the pain and hurt that the person feels, knowing that their partner will be with someone else, and they will be left feeling lonely.
The song is a representation of the struggle that many people face in relationships where they feel used but cannot leave because of the emotional attachment they have to their partner. It highlights how one can be addicted to feelings of love, even when they are not reciprocated, and how love can feel like a disease that cannot be cured.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a prisoner who can never leave
I am trapped in a relationship where I am used whenever it is convenient for you
But I never want you to set me free
Despite being mistreated, I cannot help but be addicted to this relationship
Cos I'm addicted to this love disease
My feelings for you are all-consuming and detrimental to my well-being
And the fever rages in my soul
I am consumed by my intense emotions for you
Begging you to want me and take control
I yearn for you to take charge of our relationship and show me affection
But come tommorow you'll let me go
I know that our relationship is not sustainable and you will eventually leave me
To find another foolish heart I know
You will continue to use and hurt others in the same way you have with me
As I face another lonely night
I am forced to deal with my emotions on my own
A different lover will hold you tight
You will move on quickly and find comfort in someone else
It's not right
The way you treat me and others is unfair and unjust
I can't help myself from crying over you
My love for you is so strong that it leaves me feeling helpless and emotional
I can't get enough of your love
Despite the pain it causes me, I cannot stop loving you
Yeah I'm dying cos it's true
My love for you is consuming me and leaving me feeling helpless
I'm going crazy can't you see
My intense emotions for you are driving me to the brink of insanity
You're turning every day into misery
Being in a relationship with you causes me constant pain and sadness
Just like murder in the first degree
You are slowly killing me emotionally with your actions
You're killing something deep inside of me
Your mistreatment of me is damaging my emotional well-being
Cos you don't care if I should live or die
You have no regard for my well-being or safety in this relationship
And you don't even attempt to lie
You make no effort to hide the fact that you do not love or care for me
And that's why I'm caught in this web that we've spun
I am trapped in this painful cycle of hurt and mistreatment with you
Praying for a love that will never come
Despite everything, I still hope that you will one day love me as I love you
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