Love Sensation (album)
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| Studio album by Loleatta Holloway | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) The Schoolhouse (New York City, New York) Blank Tape Studios (New York City, New York) Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Sheffield, Alabama) Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| Genre | R&B, disco | |||
| Label | Gold Mind | |||
| Producer | Dan Hartman, Norman Harris, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Floyd Smith, Ron Tyson | |||
| Loleatta Holloway chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Love Sensation is the sixth and final studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1980 on the Gold Mind label.
History
The album features the title track, which peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The second single release, a cover of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long", failed to chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Love Sensation" | Dan Hartman | 6:15 |
| 2. | "Long Hard Climb to Love" | Michael Berardi, Richard Berardi | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Short End of the Stick" | Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack | 3:12 |
| 4. | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Otis Redding, Jerry Butler | 4:35 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Two Became a Crowd" | Gene Allan, Gary Knight | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Dance What 'Cha Wanna" | Bobby Womack, Cecil Womack | 5:10 |
| 7. | "My Way" | Bobby Womack, Noel Resnick | 5:30 |
| 8. | "I'll Be Standing There" | Norman Harris, Ron Tyson | 4:50 |
| 2013 remastered reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Love Sensation" (Tom Moulton 12" Mix) | 6:31 |
| 10. | "Love Sensation" (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) | 7:43 |
| 11. | "Love Sensation" (Tom Moulton Long Remix) | 8:35 |
| 12. | "Love Sensation" (Short Version) | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Keith Benson, Brian Brake, Roger Hawkins, Steve Gadd – drums
- Jimmy Williams, Dan Hartman, Anthony Willis, Gordon Edwards – bass
- Norman Harris, T.J. Tindall, Phil Houghton, Bobby Womack, Eric Gale – guitars
- Cotton Kent, Eugene Curry, Dan Hartman, Patrick Moten, Richard Tee – keyboards
- Dan Hartman – percussion
- Larry Washington, David Cruse, Ron Tyson – congas
- Jimmy Maelen – timbales
- Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, Dan Hartman, Blanche Napoleon, Bobby Womack, The Waters, Patrick Moten, Madeline Strickland – background vocals
- Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns, Patrick Moten and His Strings and Horns – strings
- Muscle Shoals Horns – horns
Charts
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| US Dan [2] |
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| 1980 | "Love Sensation" | 1 |
| "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | — |
References
- ↑ Love Sensation review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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