I Am Love (album)
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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".
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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]
- "I Am Love" - 5:49
- "Move Your Body" - 4:30
- "Split Decision" - 5:17
- "Impossible" - 5:49
- "There's No Guarantee" - 4:30
- "Love is on the Rise" - 3:52
- "Let the Feeling Flow" - 4:38
- "Get Ready to Cry" - 4:17
- "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] |
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US Billboard Top Pop Albums | 40 |
US Billboard Top Soul Albums | 6 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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1981 | "Let the Feeling Flow" | 42 | 6 | |
"There's No Guarantee" | - | 36 |
References
- ^ I Am Love Album Review. Allmusic.com
- ^ I Am Love - Peabo Bryson. Discogs Music
- ^ Peabo Bryson Album Chart history. Billboard.com
- ^ "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.