Love Child (Sweet Sensation album)
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| Love Child | ||||
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| Released | April 15, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Atco/Atlantic Records 91307 | |||
| Producer | Steve Peck Ted Currier | |||
| Sweet Sensation chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Love Child is the second album released by the New York-based Latin freestyle trio Sweet Sensation. The album was released on April 15, 1990 by Atco Records and Atlantic Records. It is also the follow-up to the group's platinum-selling 1988 debut album, Take It While It's Hot. Like its predecessor, Love Child had an up-tempo feel, but also included lavish R&B-styled ballads.
The album's title song is a cover version of a #2 R&B/#1 Pop smash by the Supremes. Sweet Sensation's version went to #15 on Billboard's dance chart and #13 on Billboard's pop chart. However, it was the album's second single that gave the group its biggest hit ever, "If Wishes Came True," a power ballad featuring vocals by Betty Lebron. The song spent one week at #1 on Billboard's pop chart in September 1990, while going top-ten on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts. The album also spawned two more hit singles: "Each and Every Time" (#59) and "One Good Man". The album itself peaked at #78 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified platinum in the spring of 1991 by the RIAA.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Good Man" | Andy Marvel, Fred Shehadi | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Each and Every Time" | Ken Cedar, Arnie Roman | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Bring it Back" | Marvin Ennis, Bill Pettaway | 4:22 |
| 4. | "If Wishes Came True" | Deena Charles, Russ DeSalvo, Robert Steele | 5:12 |
| 5. | "I Surrender" | Romeo J.D. | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Destiny" | Jim Klein | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Love Child" | Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Pleasure and Pain" | Romeo J.D. | 4:52 |
| 9. | "He'll Never Know" | Cedar, Shelly Peiken | 4:25 |
Personnel
Sweet Sensation
- Betty LeBron: lead and backing vocals
- Audrey Wheeler: background vocals
Musicians
- Percussion: Graham Hawthorne, Bashiri Johnson, Emedin Rivera, Steve Thornton
- Loops: Charlie Dee Diaz
- Programming: Charlie Dee Diaz, Phillip Ashley, Ken Cedar, Gary Henry, Richard Joseph, Dr. Bob Khozouri, Mac Quayle, Romeo J.D., Peter "Ski" Schwartz
- Keyboards: Dr. Bob Khozouri, Jim Klein, Andy Marvel
- Guitars: Russ De Salvo, Werner F., John Hart, Jim Klein
- Scratching: King Shameek
- Trombone: Barry Rogers
Production
- Produced by Ted Currier and Steve Peck
- Additional production by Charlie Dee Diaz
- Executive producer: Cherrie Shepard
- Arranged by Phillip Ashley, Ken Cedar, Andy Marvel, Steve Peck, Mac Quayle, Arnie Roman
- Vocal arrangements: Tony Terry and Audrey Wheeler
- Engineers: Paul Berry, Richard Joseph, Steve Peck
- Mixing: Ted Currier, Rod Hui, Jim Lyons, Steve Peck, Charlie Dee Diaz
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 142 |
| US Albums (Billboard 200) | 78 |
References
- ^ Love Child at AllMusic
- ^ "Sweet Sensation ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.