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.
| 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] |
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
editThe 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
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| 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.