I Am Love (Jennifer Holliday song)

"I Am Love" is a song by singer Jennifer Holliday, released as a single in 1983 by Geffen Records from her album Feel My Soul. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[1][2]

"I Am Love"
Single by Jennifer Holliday
from the album Feel My Soul
B-side"Heartstrings"
ReleasedAugust 1983
Format7", 12"
GenreR&B, Soul
Length4:34
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Maurice White, David Foster, Allee Willis
Producer(s)Maurice White
Jennifer Holliday singles chronology
"I Am Love"
(1983)		 "Just Let Me Wait"
(1983)

Overview

"I Am Love" was produced by Maurice White and written by White, David Foster and Allee Willis. The B-side of the single is a song called "Heartstrings".[1]

Critical reception

Stephen Holden of The New York Times called "I Am Love" a "big, bursting ballad..that deliberately recall(s) her Dreamgirls arias" and a "big, swelling tune and lyrics that make a grand pronouncement".[3] Johnny Loftus of Allmusic proclaimed that "I Am Love" is the real standout. Beginning as a fluttering, austere piano ballad, the song abruptly shifts into high gear, where Holliday's high note trills and enormous chorus vocalizing recall her mind-blowing performance of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls."[4]

References
  1. Jennifer Holliday: I Am Love. Geffen Records. 1983.
  2. "Jennifer Holliday: I Am Love (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. Holden, Stephen (October 2, 1983). "JENNIFER HOLIDAY MAKES THE JUMP FROM BROADWAY TO POP". nytimes.com. New York Times.
  4. Loftus, Johnny. "Jennifer Holliday: Feel My Soul". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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