Born to Love (Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack album)
Born to Love is a 1983 studio album of duets by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack, released on Bryson's label Capitol Records (although Flack was still an Atlantic Records artist). The album yielded the million-selling hit single "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. The track "Maybe" was written and recorded for the film Romantic Comedy.
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| Released | July 22, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982−83 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Michael Masser Bob Crewe Peabo Bryson | |||
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Track listing
- "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (3:29) - (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser)
- "Blame It on Me" (4:12) - (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager)
- "Heaven Above Me" (4:34) - (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe)
- "Born to Love" (4:25) - (Peabo Bryson)
- "Maybe" (3:19) - (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch)
- "I Just Came Here to Dance" (3:59) - (Kenneth Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace)
- "Comin' Alive" (3:34) - (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser)
- "You're Lookin' Like Love to Me" (3:59) - (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Jerry Corbetta)
- "Can We Find Love Again" (4:29) - (Roberta Flack, Al Johnson)
Personnel
- Burt Bacharach - Composer, Producer
- Jim Bell - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Ken Bell - Composer
- Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
- Dick Bogart - Mixing
- Shirley Brewer - Vocals (Background)
- Kendall Brown - Second Engineer
- Charles Bryson - Percussion
- Peabo Bryson - Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Robbie Buchanan - Arranger, Keyboards, Strings, Synthesizer
- Eric Calvi - Engineer
- Pete Christlieb - Saxophone
- Jerry Corbetta - Arranger, Composer, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards
- Bob Crewe - Composer, Producer
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Tony d'Amico - Engineer, Mixing
- Lee DeCarlo - Mixing
- Frank DeCaro - Contractor
- Paul Delph - Keyboard Programming, Keyboards
- Dan Dillard - Trumpet
- Ron Dover - Sax (Tenor), Vocals (Background)
- Nathan East - Bass
- Roberta Flack - Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Kevin Fletcher - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Bob Gaudio - Arranger, Composer, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arrangement
- John Gilston - Drums
- Jim Gilstrap - Vocals (Background)
- Gerry Goffin - Composer
- Don Grierson - Executive Producer
- Bobbye Hall - Bongos, Congas
- Patricia Hall - Vocals (Background)
- Marvin Hamlisch - Composer
- Richard Horton - Guitar, Guitar (Synthesizer)
- Dann Huff - Guitar
- Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar
- Al Johnson - Arranger, Associate Producer, Composer, Vocals (Background)
- Thaddeus Johnson - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
- Varnell Johnson - Executive Producer
- Jim Keltner - Drums
- Randy Kerber - Piano
- Abraham Laboriel - Bass
- Anthony MacDonald - Percussion
- Felipe Mantine - Flute
- Steve Marcantonio - Engineer
- Michael Masser - Composer, Producer, Rhythm
- Timothy May - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Jay Messina - Engineer
- Marcus Miller - Bass, Synthesizer
- Gene Page - Orchestration, Rhythm, Strings
- Beverly Parker - Photography
- Mark Parrish - Keyboards, Synthesizer
- Greg Phillinganes - Guitar
- Andre Robinson - Drums
- Carole Bayer Sager - Composer, Producer
- Roger St. Pierre - Liner Notes
- Ed Seay - Assistant Producer, Engineer
- Terry Skinner - Composer
- Leland Sklar - Bass
- Jeremy Smith - Engineer
- Bruce Swedien - Engineer
- Tom Swift - Assistant Engineer
- Vance Tayler - Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer
- Richard Tee - Keyboards
- Carlos Vega - Drums
- Georg "Jojje" Wadenius - Guitar
- Myra Walker - Vocals (Background)
- J.L. Wallace - Composer
- Luther Waters - Vocals (Background)
- Oren Waters - Vocals (Background)
- Dwight Watkins - Vocals (Background)
- Buddy Williams - Drums
- Jai Winding - Arranger, Fender Rhodes
- Howard Wolin - Engineer
- Monalisa Young - Vocals (Background)
- Terry Young - Vocals (Background)
References
- Theakston, Rob. Born to Love at AllMusic
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