Love Confessions
| Love Confessions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 44:07 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | LeMel Humes Nick Martinelli Gerald Levert Marc Gordon Peter Lord & V.Jeffrey Smith Arif Mardin | |||
| Miki Howard chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Love Confessions | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| New Musical Express | 7/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Love Confessions is the second studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard, released in 1987 via Atlantic Records.[2] It peaked at No. 145 on the Billboard 200 and No. 13 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
The album's first two singles, "Baby, Be Mine" and "That's What Love Is", were R&B hits, peaking at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The third single, "Crazy", reached No. 38 on the same chart.
Critical reception
[edit]The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Love Confessions "works best when Howard emphasizes the jazzier side of her sound."[4] The Gazette called the album "superior late-night couch-crawling soul."[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby, Be Mine" | Ashley Ingram, Jackie Rawe | Nick Martinelli | 5:29 |
| 2. | "You've Changed" | Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer | Arif Mardin | 3:32 |
| 3. | "That's What Love Is" (featuring Gerald Levert) | Marc Gordon, Miki Howard, Gerald Levert | Levert, Gordon | 4:30 |
| 4. | "In Too Deep" | Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith | V. Jeffrey Smith, Peter Lord | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Crazy" | Gordon, Levert | Levert, Gordon | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Bitter Love" | Lord | Smith, Lord | 4:23 |
| 7. | "I Wanna Be There" | LeMel Humes | LeMel Humes | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Reasons" | Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White | Martinelli | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Love Confession" | Humes | Humes | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Edge of Love" (Bonus track CD only) | Scott Cutler, Cynthia Weil | Steve Tyrell, David Kitay | 4:35 |
Notes
- "Edge of Love" also appears on the 1987 film soundtrack Fatal Beauty, starring actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg.
Credits and personnel
[edit]- Executive-Producer – Sylvia Rhone, Bob Merlin, and Miki Howard
- Producers — Nick Martinelli, Arif Mardin, LeMel Humes, Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith, David Kitay, Steve Tyrell - Mastered [Production] – Dennis King
- Mastered [CD] – Stephen Innocenzi
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[6] | 145 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums[7] | 13 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | US Pop[8] |
US R&B[9] |
UK[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Baby, Be Mine" | — | 5 | — |
| 1988 | "That's What Love Is" (featuring Gerald Levert) | — | 4 | — |
| "Crazy" | — | 38 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Wynn, Ron. "Miki Howard – Love Confessions". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 391.
- ^ Billingham, Alf (6 February 1988). "Miki Howard: Love Confessions". New Musical Express. p. 27.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 332.
- ^ Griffin, John (7 Jan 1988). "SHORT SPINS". The Gazette. p. E3.
- ^ Top Billboard Albums
- ^ Top R&B Albums-Billboard
- ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Miki Howard Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
