Love Explosion

Love Explosion
Studio album by Tina Turner
Released March 1979
Recorded 1979
Studio Trident Studios, London
Genre
Length 36:05
Label United Artists, EMI
Producer Alec R. Costandinos
Tina Turner chronology
Rough
(1978)Rough1978		 Love Explosion
(1979)		 Private Dancer
(1984)Private Dancer1984
Singles from Love Explosion
  1. "Music Keeps Me Dancin'"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Love Explosion"
    Released: 1979
  3. "Backstabbers"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Love Explosion is Tina Turner's fourth solo studio album, released in March 1979 on the EMI label in the UK, Ariola Records in West Germany and United Artists in the United States.[2] It was her second solo album to be released after she left husband Ike Turner and the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The album features heavy influences of funk and disco.[3]

Overview

Love Explosion was recorded in Europe and produced by one of the leading characters in French disco at the time, Alec R. Costandinos, who had worked with bands like Love And Kisses and Cerrone and also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1978 movie Thank God It's Friday. Love Explosion and its three singles, "Love Explosion" and "Music Keeps Me Dancin'" (both disco-oriented) and a mid-tempo cover of The O'Jays' 1972 soul classic "Back Stabbers", had minor success on the US and European charts. The album failed to receive any certifications and her record labels would part ways with her, making this Turner's last album on EMI (UK) or United Artists Records (US).

The album's track listing also includes two soulful ballads, "I See Home" and "Just A Little Lovin'", the latter originally recorded by Dusty Springfield on her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis. Love Explosion, just like the preceding Rough, was re-issued on CD by EMI in the early 1990s but is currently out of print.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Explosion"Lenny Macaluso, Pat Summerson5:55
2."Fool for Your Love"Leo Sayer, Michael Omartian3:24
3."Sunset on Sunset"Billy Livsey, David Courtney, Richard Niles3:35
4."Music Keeps Me Dancin'"Lenny Macaluso, Pat Summerson3:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."I See Home"Allee Willis, David Lasley5:19
6."Backstabbers"Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead5:34
7."Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning)"Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil3:12
8."You Got What I'm Gonna Get"Chris Bennett, Molly Ann Leikin3:08
9."On the Radio"Victor Carstarphen3:49

Personnel

  • Tina Turner - vocals
  • Jean-Claude Chavanat - guitar
  • Tony Bonfils - bass guitar
  • Bernard Arcadio - keyboards
  • André Ceccarelli - drums
  • Emmanuel "Manu" Roche - percussion
  • George Young, Lawrence Feldman, Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
  • Lew Delgatto - baritone saxophone
  • Barry Rogers, David Taylor, Tom Malone, Wayne Andre - trombone
  • Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • George Marge - oboe
  • Arthur Simms, Stephanie de Sykes, Stevie Lange, Vicki Brown - background vocals
  • The Pat Halling String Ensemble - strings
  • Georges Rodi - synthesizer, programming

Production

  • Produced by Alec R. Costandinos
  • Mike Ross-Trevor, Scott Litt, Geoff Calver, Peter R. Kelsey - engineers
  • Arranged and conducted by Raymond T. Knehnestky
  • Remixed at Trident Studios, London by Peter R. Kelsey
  • "Love Explosion" and "Sunset on Sunset" recorded at Trident Studios, London
  • "On the Radio" remixed at Red Bus Studios, London
  • Design: RIA Images
  • Photography: Claude Mougin

References

  1. ↑ "Love Explosion - Tina Turner - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tina Turner – Love Explosion". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Love Explosion". The World of Tina. the-world-of-tina.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.


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