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I Am Love
Studio album by
Peabo Bryson
ReleasedNovember 1981
Recorded1980 - 1981 77 at WEB IV Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenreSoul, Funk
LabelCapitol Records
ProducerJohnny Pate, Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson chronology
Turn the Hands of Time
(1981) 		I Am Love
(1981) 		Don't Play with Fire
(1982)

I Am Love is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Peabo Bryson, released in 1981 under Capitol Records. The album features singles, "There's No Guarantee" and the top ten R&B hit, "Let the Feeling Flow".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The lead single "Let the Feeling Flow", became Bryson's highest charting pop single at that time. The song reached #42 on Billboards Top Pop Singles. "I Am Love" peaked to #40 on Billboards Top Pop Albums, earning his second top 40 pop album following 1979's "Crosswinds" (at #35).

Track listing

  • All songs written by Peabo Bryson, "Love is on the Rise" written by Charles Bryson and Peabo Bryson.[2]
  1. "I Am Love" - 5:49
  2. "Move Your Body" - 4:30
  3. "Split Decision" - 5:17
  4. "Impossible" - 5:49
  5. "There's No Guarantee" - 4:30
  6. "Love is on the Rise" - 3:52
  7. "Let the Feeling Flow" - 4:38
  8. "Get Ready to Cry" - 4:17
  9. "You" - 4:37

Personnel

  • Dorothy Ashley: harp
  • Chuck Bryson: percussion, backing vocals
  • Peabo Bryson: lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements, BGV arrangement, string arrangements and conductor, producer, mixing
  • Thomas Campbell: keyboards
  • Tommy Cooper: assistant engineer
  • Daniel Dillard: trombone
  • Ron Dover: tenor saxophone
  • Terry Dukes: backing vocals
  • Bobby Holland: photography
  • Richard Horton: guitar
  • Thaddeus Johnson: trumpet
  • Roy Kohara: art direction
  • Mark Parrish: synthesizer
  • Johnny Pate: producer, mixing, string arrangements and conductor
  • Rik Pekkonen: engineer
  • Andre Robinson: drums
  • Ed Seay Jr.: engineer, mixing
  • Gerard Vinci: concertmaster
  • Dwight W. Watkins: bass, backing vocals
  • Phil Wright: string contractor
  • Roland Young: design

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position[3]
US Billboard Top Pop Albums 40
US Billboard Top Soul Albums 6

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
U.S. U.S.
R&B
1981 "Let the Feeling Flow" 42 6
"There's No Guarantee" - 36

References

  1. ^ I Am Love Album Review. Allmusic.com
  2. ^ I Am Love - Peabo Bryson. Discogs Music
  3. ^ Peabo Bryson Album Chart history. Billboard.com
  4. ^ "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
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