Innocence Of Love - Jeff Silverman - Average Joe (2024)

INNOCENCE OF LOVE is one of my never-released artist songs, originally written and recorded in the early 80’s, now remastered and recently placed in the movie AVERAGE JOE (The Unwavering True Story), courtesy of GPS Songs. Within the first 10 minutes of the movie, this song plays a pivotal role, accompanying a tender scene portraying “love at first sight” between Joe (Eric Close) and Denise (Amy Acker) as children. The heartfelt track captures the innocence and excitement of their early bond, laying the foundation for a lifelong relationship tested by Joe’s unwavering stand for his beliefs. While the film centers around Joe’s fight for religious expression, it delivers a broader message that supports the rights of all religions, not just Christianity, making Average Joe a powerful exploration of faith, love, and the freedoms we all cherish. I wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for this track with the renowned Mitchell Froom, whom I first met in the late ’70s at Sound City Studios. At the time, Mitchell was playing keyboards on David LaFlamme’s solo albums, while I was working on my own solo project with Bill Drescher. Over the years, Mitchell went on to produce the first three Crowded House albums and has worked with a stellar lineup of artists, including The Bangles, Los Lobos, The Corrs, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega, and Paul McCartney. This track is part of my upcoming collection, From The Vault II (A Collection of Works by Jeff Silverman), featuring more unreleased music from the same era. The first collection, From The Vault (A Collection of Works by Rick Springfield and Jeff Silverman), was released during 2010-2015 on Frontiers Records. INNOCENCE OF LOVE Verse 1: Where is the child inside this wall (inside these walls) Where are the tears that never seem to fall It’s easy to be hard without love at all (without you here at all) Until you came back to me Until you just made me see Chorus: We have the Innocence of love We hold the Innocence of love The simple words from the heart The honesty that love starts Lets not let the innocence ever part From our love Verse 2: So lets get back to the basics tonight (tonight, tonight) I feel it’s time for the time to be right, to show you These moments together are as precious as life We’re two hearts in a burnin’ glow We’re two hearts young enough to know Chorus: We have the Innocence of love We hold the Innocence of love The simple words from the heart The honesty that love starts Lets not let the innocence ever part Bridge: It’s back to living with simplicity Back to touchin’ each other so tenderly That’s the way things should be Chorus: We have the Innocence of love We hold the Innocence of love The simple words from the heart The honesty that love starts Lets not let the innocence ever part We have the Innocence of love We hold the Innocence of love We are the Innocence of love We give the Innocence of love We live the Innocence of love CREDITS: Lyrics by: Jeff Silverman Music by: Mitchell Froom and Jeff Silverman Performed by Jeff Silverman Keyboards by: Mitchell Froom Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Mixed, and Mastered by: Jeff Silverman Palette Music • Studio • Productions, Nashville / Mt Juliet, TN Video by: Marky Blue Productions Cover Image generated by OpenArt ai / modified by DLS Graphics Special Thanks: Debra Lyn, Alby Odum and Lance Gehl All rights reserved Jeff Silverman is a seasoned producer, engineer, songwriter, and former Motown staff writer, boasting nearly 40 years of experience in the music industry. Known as Jeff Alan, he penned and performed the memorable theme song for “Losin’ It,” featuring Tom Cruise and Shelley Long. Throughout his illustrious career, Jeff has collaborated with renowned artists like Rick Springfield and The Allman Brothers. He’s had a variety of film and TV placements, along with covers that span from the 70s to the present day. Jeff proudly serves as a voting member of NARAS, SAG-AFTRA, and NPN.