A Love Story (Vivian Green album)
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| Released | November 12, 2002 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Axis Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Blue Room (New Jersey) Electric Lady Studios (New York City) The West Stable (West Chester, Pennsylvania) | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| BBC Music | favorable link |
| Billboard | favorable link |
| BlackPrint |  link |
| Blender | link[permanent dead link] |
| Mojo | link |
| MVRemix |   link |
| PopMatters | mixed link |
| Rhythm Nation | B+ link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| SonicAmp | link |
| Soulwalking | favorable link |
| 28 Days Movement | (3.75/5) link |
A Love Story is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Vivian Green, released by Columbia Records on November 12, 2002 in the US. It spawned three singles: the US Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit "Emotional Rollercoaster"; the Fred Kenney-produced "Fanatic" and the Osunlade-produced "What Is Love?".
The album debuted at #93 on the US Billboard 200 chart in December 2002 and later peaked at #51. It garnered Vivian Green three Lady of Soul awards nominations for Best Solo R&B/Soul Single - "Emotional Rollercoaster", Best Solo R&B/Soul Album of the Year - A Love Story, and Best Solo R&B/Solo or Rap New Artist[2] and BET Awards nomination for Best R&B Female Artist.[3] A Love Story was certified gold by the RIAA on May 6, 2003.
Background
Chart performance
A Love Story debuted at #93 on the US Billboard 200 album chart in December 2002. The album later peaked at #51 on the same chart and Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at #18 on March 1, 2003 due to consistent sales. The album was certified gold by RIAA on May 6, 2003 and stayed on the Billboard 200 album chart for consecutive 27 weeks. A Love Story has sold over 531,000 copies in the US alone, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[4]
Singles
- The first single from the album, "Emotional Rollercoaster", peaked at #39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number #13 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single also went to #1 on the US dance chart.[5] "Emotional Rollercoaster" was a moderate success and became Green's only Top 40 hit ever.
- The second single, "Fanatic", peaked at #52 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- The third single, "What Is Love?", also appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at #75.
Track listing
- "Wishful Thinking" (Vivian Green, Junius Bervine)
- "24 Hour Blue (Just One of Those Days)" (Green, Bervin)
- "Superwoman" (Green, Bervin)
- "What Is Love?" (Green, Eric Roberson, Osunlade, Joseph Sample)
- "Music" (Green, Thaddeus Tribbett II, Parris Bowens II)
- "Emotional Rollercoaster" (Green, Roberson, Osunlade)
- "Final Hour" (Green, Jamar Jones)
- "No Sittin' By the Phone" (Green, Tribbett, Bowens)
- "Affected" (Green, Anthony Bell, Benjamin Kenney, Christopher Shar)
- "Fanatic" (Green, Fred Kenney)
- "Ain't Nothing But Love" (Green, Bell, Roberson, James Poyser)
- "Be Good to You" (Green, Bervin)
- "Complete" (Green, Bell, Isaac Hayes)
- "Keep on Going" (Green, F. Kenney, Jeff Bradshaw, Bowens, Timothy Day)
Charts and certifications
| Chart (2002) | Peak position | Certification | Sales |
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| US Billboard 200 | 51 | Gold | 531,000 |
| US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 13 |
Year-end charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
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| 2003 | US Billboard 200[6] | 200 |
| US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7] | 42 |
Credits
- Davis A. Barnett: Viola
- Diane Barnett: Violin
- Lynne Beiler: Cello
- Anthony Bell: Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation
- Damen Bennett: Flute
- Junius Bervine: Keyboards, Vocals (background), Producer, String Arrangements, Instrumentation
- Durrell Bottoms: Producer, Engineer
- Jeff Bradshaw: Trombone
- Alice Butts: Art Direction, Design
- Thom Cadley: Surround Mix
- Chauncey Childs: Executive Producer
- Timothy Day: Guitar, Engineer
- Omar Edwards: Organ
- Russell Elevado: Mixing
- Michael Fossenkemper: Mixing
- Larry Gold: String Arrangements
- Vivian Green: Vocals (background), Producer
- Stephen Groat: Bass
- Derrick Hodge: Bass
- Jamar Jones: Piano, Producer
- Ben Kenney: Guitar
- Fred Kenney: Programming, Producer
- Olga Konopelsky: Violin
- Charlene Kwas: Violin
- Oliver Gene Lake Jr.: Drums
- Alexandra Leem: Viola
- Jennie Lorenzo: Cello
- Jonathan Maron: Bass
- Carlos "Storm" Martinez: Engineer
- George "Spanky" McCurdy: Drums
- Shinobu Mitsuoka: Mixing Assistant
- Ryan Moys: Engineer
- Osunlade: Producer, Instrumentation
- Pino Palladino: Bass
- Kevin Patrick: A&R
- Federico Gonzalez Peña: Keyboards
- Bill Phelps: Photography
- Isaac Phillips: Guitar
- James Poyser: Percussion, Drums, Keyboards
- Tony Prendatt: Engineer, Mixing
- Darcy Proper: Surround Mix
- Eric Roberson: Vocals (background), Engineer
- "Little" John Roberts: Drums
- Frank Romano: Guitar
- Erik Sayles: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- David Schneider: Oboe
- Clayton Sears: Guitar
- Chris Stevens: Trumpet
- Igor Szwec: Violin
- Gregory Teperman: Violin
- Alex Theoret: Mixing Assistant
- Eric Tribbett: Drums, Producer
- Thaddeus T. Tribbett: Bass
- Tye Tribbett: Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Instrumentation
- Steef Van De Gevel: Mixing Assistant
References
- ^ "Vivian Green - Emotional Rollercoaster at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived August 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived June 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Strait's 'Somewhere' Heads Right To No. 1". Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 22, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ [4][dead link]
External links
- A Love Story at AllMusic
- A Love Story at Discogs (list of releases)