Universal Love
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{{For-text|the 2018 album of same-sex marriage songs|Universal Love - Wedding Songs Reimagined|other uses|Universal love}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Universal Love
| type = Album
| artist = MFSB
| cover = MFSBUniversal Love.jpeg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = 1974–1975
| studio = Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Soul|disco|Philadelphia soul}}
| length =
| label = Philadelphia International
| producer = Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bruce Hawes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie
| prev_title = Love Is the Message
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Philadelphia Freedom
| next_year = 1975
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000843569 |label=Universal Love review |first=Jason |last=Elias|accessdate=2017-10-20}}
}}Universal Love is the third album released by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB.
My Mood is used on the closing credits on Friday evenings on, NBC4, WRC-TV in Washington, DC.
Includes a cover of The Nite-Liters's 1971 single "K-Jee" which was included in the 1977 movie and soundtrack Saturday Night Fever.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Sexy
| writer1 = Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = MFSB
| writer2 = Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Human Machine
| writer3 = Leon Huff, Ronnie Baker
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Love Has No Time or Place
| writer4 = Cynthia Biggs, Bruce Hawes
| length4 = 6:18
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)
| writer5 = Bobby Martin, Norman Harris
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = Let's Go Disco
| writer6 = John Whitehead, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen, Cary Gilbert
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = K-Jee
| writer7 = Charles Hearndon
| length7 = 4:15
| title8 = My Mood
| writer8 = Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
| length8 = 4:10
}}
Personnel
;MFSB
- Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Reggie Lucas, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall – guitar
- Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker – bass
- Leon Huff, Lenny Pakula, Eddie Green, Harold "Ivory" Williams – keyboards
- Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington – drums
- Larry Washington – percussion
- Vincent Montana, Jr. – vibraphone
- Zach Zachery, Tony Williams – saxophone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
Charts
class="wikitable"
!Chart (1975) !Peak |
U.S. Billboard Top LPs
|align="center"|44 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs
|align="center"|2 |
=Singles=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| US ! width="35"| US ! width="35"| US |
rowspan="3"|1975
| align="left"| "Sexy" | 42 | 2 | 2 |
align="left"| "T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)"
| — | 54 | — |
align="left"| "K-Jee"
| — | — | 18 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{discogs master|143504|Universal Love}}
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Category:Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble
Category:Albums produced by Leon Huff
Category:Albums produced by Bobby Martin
Category:Albums arranged by Bobby Martin