Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious TopPop

“Love Is Contagious“ is the debut single by American singer Taja Sevelle, released in 1987. The song was taken from her eponymous debut album, released by Paisley Park Records. It is Sevelle’s only major chart hit, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1988. Taja Sevelle (born Nancy Richardson) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her 1987 single, “Love Is Contagious“ and for the non-profit organization Urban Farming, which she founded in 2005. Sevelle signed a recording contract with Prince’s Paisley Park Records in 1987.[3] She also released her self-titled debut album that year, and would go on to release two more studio albums on other labels, 1991’s Fountains Free and 1997’s Toys of Vanity. Only two of the songs she recorded were written or co-written by Prince: “Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me?“ and “If I Could Get Your Attention“, both from her debut album. She was first featured on Prince and the Revolution’s 1985 album ’Around the World in a Day’, singing backing vocals on the song “The Ladder“. The single ’Love Is Contagious’ reached #7 in the UK Top 100 and #8 in the Dutch Top 40. This Toppop recording was first broadcast on March 21, 1987 Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 21 March 1988 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.