Love Unlimited (Love Unlimited album)

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Love Unlimited
Studio album by
Love Unlimited
Released1972
Recorded1971-1972
GenreSoul
Length36:18
LabelUni/MCA
ProducerBarry White
Love Unlimited chronology
Love Unlimited
(1972) 		Under the Influence Of
(1973)
Alternative cover
Artwork for early pressing
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]
Q[2]

From a Girl's Point of View We Give to You... Love Unlimited is the debut

digitally remastered by recording engineer Bill Inglot and reissued on May 10, 1994 by Varèse Vintage.[2]

Background

Love Unlimited was made up of Diane Taylor and sisters Glodean and Linda James.[3] Glodean originally met recording artist and future husband Barry White through a mutual friend.[3] She was a fan of Viola Wills' single "Lost Without the Love of My Guy", a song co-written and arranged by White.[3] White rehearsed for almost a year with the trio, who had not done any professional singing before, and came up with their stage name, Love Unlimited.[3] White wrote "Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love" with lyrics that were inspired by conversations with Glodean; the two engage in "phoned"-in dialogue on the song.[3] White's business partner Larry Nunes took the record to record executive and Uni Records-head Russ Regan.[3]

Reception

The album charted at number 151 on the US

Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Soul Singles chart.[4][5] The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 24, 1972, for shipments of 1,000,000 copies in the United States.[6] The single's success helped the album sell one million copies.[3]

Love Unlimited was well received by contemporary

Allmusic writer John Bush gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars called it "a cohesive album-length meditation on the highs and lows of love, delivered by a satiny girl group trio pillowed in one of the warmest production surroundings yet heard on a pop album".[1] Bush complimented its suite-like concept and praised Barry White's production and songwriting for the album, stating "White's arrangements are reminiscent of the mid-'60s Holland-Dozier-Holland sound, but with all the icy edges melted off and the driving drumwork coaxed into a mid-tempo crawl".[1] Q gave the album four out of five stars and described the trio as "the logical conclusion of the female soul sound", commenting that "the romantic melody achieved a giant stateliness designed to be a feminine version of the Barry White sound".[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Should Have Known"Barry White, Robert Relf4:54
2."Another Chance"White, Tom Brocker2:51
3."Are You Sure"Linda James, Diane Taylor, Glodean James3:16
4."Fragile - Handle with Care"White4:02
5."Is It Really True Boy - Is It Really Me"White4:00
6."I'll Be Yours Forever More"White3:43
7."If This World Were Mine"Marvin Gaye5:32
8."Together"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff3:10
9."Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love"White4:44

Personnel

  • Love Unlimited – vocals
    • Glodean James
    • Linda James
    • Diane Taylor
  • Barry White – arrangements, producer
  • Gene Page – arrangements

References

  1. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
  2. ^ a b c Columnist (September 1994). "Review: From a Girl's Point of View We Give You... Love Unlimited. Q: 128.
  3. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
  4. ^ Love Unlimited – Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
  5. ^ Love Unlimited – Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
  6. ^ Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Love Unlimited. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2011-01-20.

External links

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