Love Explosion
Love Explosion is Tina Turner's fourth solo studio album, released in March 1979 on the EMI label in the Europe, Ariola Records in West Germany and United Artists Records in the UK. The album was created for the European market. It was her second solo album released after she left husband Ike Turner and the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.[2] The album failed to chart, so Turner lost her recording contract. Love Explosion would be her last album until the critically acclaimed Private Dancer in 1984.
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| Released | March 6, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Length | 36:05 | |||
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| Producer | Alec R. Costandinos | |||
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Recording and release
Love Explosion was recorded in Europe and produced by one of the leading characters in French disco at the time, Alec R. Costandinos,[2] 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. The album features heavy influences of funk and disco.
The track listing 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. The disco track "Love Explosion" was released as a single in Australia,[3] while "Music Keeps Me Dancin'" was released in Europe. A mid-tempo cover of The O'Jays' 1972 soul classic "Back Stabbers" was released as a promotional single in the UK.[4] There were no singles released in the United States. The singles and the album failed to chart, so United Artists Records and Turner parted ways.
Reissues
Love Explosion was re-issued on CD by EMI in the early 1990s but is currently out of print.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Explosion" | Lenny Macaluso, Pat Summerson | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Fool For Your Love" | Leo Sayer, Michael Omartian | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Sunset on Sunset" | Billy Livsey, David Courtney, Richard Niles | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Music Keeps Me Dancin'" | Lenny Macaluso, Pat Summerson | 3:49 |
| 5. | "I See Home" | Allee Willis, David Lasley | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Backstabbers" | Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Just a Little Lovin'" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 3:12 |
| 8. | "You Got What I'm Gonna Get" | Chris Bennett, Molly Ann Leikin | 3:08 |
| 9. | "On the Radio" | Victor Carstarphen | 3:49 |
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 Del Gatto – 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
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-explosion-mw0000842339
- Bego, Mark (2005). Tina Turner: Break Every Rule. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-58979-253-1.
- "Tina Turner – Love Explosion". Discogs.
- "Tina Turner – Backstabbers". Discogs.
