"All That Matters" is a song by British singer Louise, released in March 1998 by

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and 1st Avenue as the third and final single from the singer's second album, ''

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'' (1997). The single peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It was remixed for the clubs by

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Critical reception

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'' wrote, "Since launching her solo career, Louise has notched up seven consecutive Top 20 hits. Her increasing maturity is reflected in this mid-tempo swayer, which has an unobtrusive backing track that allows her to take centre stage-though not without a little help from the cream of UK backing vocalists like

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. It's a very pleasant if unexciting track and one that will easily maintain her excellent track record."

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "All That Matters" (radio mix) – 3:27 # "Woman in Me" – 3:43 # "When Will My Heart Beat Again" – 4:01 # "Louise Answerphone Message" – 0:14 * UK CD2 # "All That Matters" (radio mix) – 3:27 # "All That Matters" (

mix) – 7:08 # "All That Matters" (Cas Roc vocal mix) – 6:22 # "All That Matters" (

vocal mix) – 6:38 # "All That Matters" (Hyper Go Go vocal mix) – 6:21 # "All That Matters" (The Almighty mix) – 6:17 * UK 12-inch single :A1. "All That Matters" (Cas Roc vocal mix) – 6:28 :A2. "All That Matters" (Cas Roc dub mix) – 7:47 :B1. "All That Matters" (DJ Tonka mix) – 7:08 :B2. "All That Matters" (Hex Hector dub Revisited mix) – 6:48 * UK cassette single # "All That Matters" (radio mix) – 3:27 # "All That Matters" (Cas Roc dub mix) – 7:47 # "When Will My Heart Beat Again" – 4:01 * European CD single # "All That Matters" (radio mix) – 3:27 # "Woman in Me" – 3:43

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the ''

'' album booklet. * Jeffrey Franzel – writing * Nina Ossoff – writing * Terry Silverlight – writing *

– backing vocals *

– backing vocals * Natalie Jordan – backing vocals * Cathi Ogden – backing vocals *

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– strings *

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– orchestra arrangement, conducting * Nigel Lowis – production * Ren Swan – mixing * John Beal – engineering * Dave Graham – engineering assistance

Charts

References

1997 songs 1998 singles Louise Redknapp songs EMI Records singles First Avenue Records singles {{1990s-pop-song-stub