Set Your Loving Free
"Set Your Loving Free" is a song recorded by British singer, songwriter and actress Lisa Stansfield for her 1991 album, "Real Love". It was written by her with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris. The song was released as the fourth European single on 25 May 1992. It included "Whenever You're Gone", featured on the Japanese edition of "Real Love" only. The Nick Brandt-directed music video, starring Linus Roache, was also released. The song reached number twenty-eight in the United Kingdom and number twenty on the "Billboard" Hot  Dance Club Songs in the United States, where it was released as B-side of "A Little More Love." "Set Your Loving Free" was remixed by Masters at Work (Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez). In 2003, it was included on "". In 2014, the remixes of "Set Your Loving Free" and "Whenever You're Gone" were also included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of "Real Love" and on "People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology" (also on "The Collection 1989–2003"). Critical reception. The song received positive reviews from many music critics. AllMusic editor Alex Henderson noted it  as "sleek". Asbjørn Bakke from Norwegian newspaper "Arbeiderbladet" described it as "magnificent". A reviewer from "Lennox Herald" called the song "another hit". Scott Sterling from "The Michigan Daily" said that "this high-energy workout rivals even the O'Jays at their best." Robbert Tilli from "Music & Media" wrote that Stansfield's "soulful voice—a UK equivalent of Mariah Carey's and Whitney Houston's—is made for slow love songs" like "Set Your Loving Free". Alan Jones from "Music Week" commented, "After the pent-up passion of Time To Make You Mine, it's a much lighter and immediately accessible song, perfectly  suited to lazy, summer days." James Hamilton from the magazine's "RM" Dance Update stated that the song is "sexily teased and crooned" by the singer. Stephen Holden from "Rolling Stone" described it as "the inspirational lover's promise".