Barry Ryan Barry Ryan is a English pop singer who sung songs written by his twin brother Paul. Their greatest success as a composer-singer duo, now for MGM Records, was "Eloise" (1968), melodramatic and heavily orchestrated. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. "Love Is Love", written by Paul Ryan and released 1969, was not a great success in his own country. However combining sales from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, "Love is Love" sold a million copies by August 1969, the second million-seller for Ryan.