Love Always Wins

Love Always Wins
Studio album by Kem
Released	August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
Length	50:48
Label	Motown
Producer	Derek "DOA" Allen Kem
Kem chronology
Promise to Love (2014) Love Always Wins (2020) Full Circle (2022)

Love Always Wins is the sixth studio album by American singer Kem. It was released by Motown Records on August 28, 2020. The album marked Kem's first full-length project in six years.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Andy Kellman, writing for AllMusic, found that Kem "returns with a reliably mellow, romantic, and gently uplifting album that embraces his role in adult contemporary R&B and at the same time more openly displays his inspirations and stretches out [...] Love Always Wins is more scuffed and groove-oriented than any previous Kem album."

Track listing

Love Always Wins track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Not Before You"	Kim Owens	Kem Derek "DOA" Allen	4:20
2.	"Lonely" (featuring Brian Culbertson)	Owens	Kem Allen	5:04
3.	"With You in My Life"	Owens	Kem Allen	3:40
4.	"Love"	Owens	Kem Allen	4:35
5.	"Praise"	Owens	Kem Allen	3:52
6.	"Lie to Me"	Owens Anthony Hamilton James Poyser Salaam Remi	Kem Allen	3:51
7.	"Live Out Your Love"	Owens	Kem Allen	4:12
8.	"Love Always Wins"	Owens David Ritz	Kem Allen	4:51
9.	"Friend Today"	Owens	Kem Michael "Nomad" Ripoll[a]	3:03
10.	"Can't Stop Giving Love"	Owens	Kem Allen	4:16
11.	"Live Out Your Love" (featuring Toni Braxton)	Owens Braxton	Kem Allen	4:13
12.	"Love Always Wins" (featuring Erica Campbell)	Owens Ritz	Kem Allen	4:51

Target edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Before You"	4:20
2.	"Lonely" (featuring Brian Culbertson)	5:04
3.	"With You in My Life"	3:40
4.	"Love"	4:35
5.	"Praise"	3:52
6.	"Lie to Me"	3:51
7.	"Live Out Your Love"	4:12
8.	"Love Always Wins"	4:51
9.	"Father & Son"	3:45
10.	"Friend Today"	3:03
11.	"Can't Stop Giving Love"	4:16
12.	"Live Out Your Love" (featuring Toni Braxton)	4:13
13.	"Love Always Wins" (featuring Erica Campbell)	4:51
14.	"Face the Cloud"	3:46

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Lie to Me (Remix)" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)	Owens Hamilton Poyser Remi Cameron Thomaz Brenda Russell	Kem Allen	3:33
14.	"Not Before You (Remix)"	Owens Ritz	Eric Hudson	4:16

Sample credits

• "Lie to Me (Remix)" contains an interpolation of "A Little Bit of Love" (1979) by Brenda Russell.

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Chart performance for Love Always Wins

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	124
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)	15

Release history

Release dates and formats for Love Always Wins

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	August 28, 2020	CD digital download streaming vinyl	Motown