Dare is an English rock band, formed in 1985 and fronted by former Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton.
The “Real Love” single was the first thing I purchased from Dare in 1991. I liked it a lot, so I purchased the album before it, “Out Of The Silence” released in 1988 (and that review is next) but not the album “Blood from Stone” released in 1991, the single was on.
Why?
Because the album wasn’t readily available in Australia upon release. A&M Records wasn’t really renowned for their excellent release strategies. And the album isn’t on streaming services either. Go figure.
Back to the single, you get one album track in “Real Love” and two B sides, in “Killer Lover” and “Rideaway”.
Real Love
It’s a ballad.
The melodic lead in the Intro which also appears in the Chorus is excellent. Very singalong like and Wharton’s raspy/throaty voice adds the right emotion to it.
Killer Lover
It’s a generic hard rock track in the style of artists like Winger and Steelheart.
Rideaway
This is a great melodic rock track.
And I always wonder why some songs break through and become popular and some don’t.
“Real Love” has all the right ingredients to be a monster song, but it never came to fruition. But it got me interested to check out the debut album.
That review is up next.
destroyerofharmony 
It’s a good song, but I think I identified the key reason for its lack of success – 1991.
So true!!
Problematic year, ay.
Kerrang loved these guys. Only place other than here I have ever read about em! lol
I saw a flyer of theirs in our Aussie mag called Hot Metal and when Grunge took over the charts the mag became HM only. Lol.
lol