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
- Roberta Flack - lead vocals, producer and background vocals (9)
- Peabo Bryson - lead vocals , producer and background vocals (4)
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"
- Randy Kerber - piano
- Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Gene Page - orchestration, strings, rhythm arrangement
- Michael Masser - producer, rhythm arrangement
- Howard Wolin, Jeremy Smith - engineer
- Dick Bogart, Russ Terrano - mixing.
"Blame it On Me"
- Greg Phillinganes - piano
- Dan Huff, Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
- Abe Laboriel - bass guitar
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
- Frank DeCaro - contractor
- Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager - producer
- Bruce Swedien - engineer.
"Heaven Adobe Me"
- Bob Gaudio - producer, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Prophet 10 synthesizer, Linn Drum drum machine, programming, arranger, vocal arrangements
- John Gilston - Simmons electronic drums
- Jim Gilstrap, Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Mary Elizabeth Bridges*, Monalisa Young*, Oren Waters, Patricia Hall, Terry Young - background vocals
- Peter Christlieb - saxophone
- Bob Crewe - producer
- Paul Delph - Prophet 10 synthesizer programming
- Tony D'Amico - engineer, mixing
- Lee DeCarlo, Jay Messina - mixing
- Jim Bell, Tom Swift - mixing assistant.
"Born to Love"
- Vance Taylor - Oberheim OB-X and Synclavier synthesizers, Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Mark Parrish - Oberheim OB-X and Prophet 5 synthesizers
- Richard Horton - guitar, guitar synthesizer
- John Housen - guitar
- Dwight W. Watkins, Myra Walker, Ron Dover - background vocals
- Andre Robinson - drums
- Charles Bryson - percussion
- Ron Dover - tenor saxophone
- Thad Johnson - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Daniel Dillard - trumpet
- Ed Seay - producer assistant, engineer.
"Maybe"
- Greg Phillinganes - piano
- Dan Huff, Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
- Abe Laboriel - bass guitar
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
- Frank DeCaro - contractor
- Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager - producer
- Bruce Swedien - engineer.
"I Just Came Here to Dance"
- Bob Gaudio - producer, synthesizer, arranger, vocal arrangements
- Jai Winding - Fender Rhodes electric piano, arranger
- Paul Delph - Prophet 10 synthesizer
- Tim May - guitar
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Peter Christlieb - saxophone
- Monalisa Young, Shirley Brewer, Terry Young - background vocals
- Bob Crewe - producer
- Tony D'Amico - engineer, mixing
- Lee DeCarlo, Jay Messina - mixing
- Jim Bell, Tom Swift - mixing assistant.
"Comin' Alive"
- Robbie Buchanan - keyboards, synthesizer, strings, arranger
- Nathan East - bass guitar
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Gene Page - strings
- Michael Masser - producer
- Howard Wolin, Jeremy Smith - engineer
- Dick Bogart, Russ Terrano - mixing.
"You're Looking Like Love To Me"
- Bob Gaudio - producer, synthesizer, arranger, vocal arrangements
- Tim May - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Bobbie Hall - percussion
- Monalisa Young, Shirley Brewer, Terry Young - background vocals
- Jerry Corbetta - Fender Rhodes electric piano, Prophet 10 synthesizer, arranger
- Jai Winding - arranger
- Bob Crewe - producer
- Tony D'Amico - engineer, mixing
- Jim Bell - engineer assistant, mixing assistant
- Jay Messina, Tom Swift - mixing assistant.
"Can't We Find Love Again"
- Richard Tee - keyboards
- George Wadenius - guitar
- Marcus Miller - bass, synthesizer
- Anthony McDonald - percussion
- Felipe Meantime - flute
- Al Johnson - associate producer, background vocals, arranger
- Eric Calvin - first engineer
- Kendall Brown - second engineer
- Steve Marcantonio - mixing.
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References
- Theakston, Rob. Born to Love at AllMusic
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