I Am Love (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = I Am Love

| type = Studio album

| artist = Peabo Bryson

| cover = File:PBryson_IAmLove.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1981

| recorded = 1980–1981 77 at WEB IV Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Soul, funk, post-disco

| length =

| label = Capitol Records

| producer = Johnny Pate, Peabo Bryson

| prev_title = Turn the Hands of Time

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Don't Play with Fire

| next_year = 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

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| rev1 =AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-am-love-mw0000840893 I Am Love Album Review]. Allmusic.com

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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, "Move Your Body" written by Charles Bryson and Peabo Bryson.
  1. "I Am Love" - 5:08
  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

Musicians

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  • Peabo Bryson – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano, BGV arrangements; horn, rhythm and string arrangements, conductor
  • Thomas Campbell – keyboards
  • Mark Parrish – synthesizers
  • Richard Horton – guitars
  • Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals
  • Andre Robinson – drums
  • Chuck Bryson – percussion, backing vocals
  • Ron Dover – tenor saxophone
  • Daniel Dillard – trombone
  • Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet
  • Dorothy Ashley – harp
  • Johnny Pate – string arrangements and conductor
  • Phil Wright – string contractor
  • Gerard Vinci – concertmaster
  • Terry Dukes – backing vocals

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Production

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  • Peabo Bryson – producer, mixing
  • Johnny Pate – producer, mixing
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer
  • Ed Seay Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • Tommy Cooper – assistant engineer
  • Roy Kohara – art direction
  • Roland Young – design
  • Bobby Holland – photography

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Charts

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scope="col" | Chart (1981)

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{{album chart|Billboard200|40|artist=Peabo Bryson|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 30, 2021|refname="Billboard200"}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|6|artist=Peabo Bryson|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 30, 2021|refname="BillboardRandBHipHop"}}

References

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