Songs of Love (Anita Ward album)

Songs of Love is the debut studio album by American singer Anita Ward released on T.K. Records. It includes the chart-topping hit single "Ring My Bell". "Make Believe Lovers" was also released as a single but failed to chart. Big Break Records released this album on CD in March 2013.

Songs of Love
Studio album by
Released1979
StudioMalaco Studios, Jackson, Mississippi; Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; Criteria Studios, North Miami, Florida
Genre
Length40:28
LabelT.K. Records
ProducerFrederick Knight
Anita Ward chronology
Songs of Love
(1979)
Sweet Surrender
(1979)
Singles from Songs of Love
  1. "Make Believe Lovers"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Ring My Bell"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideC+[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make Believe Lovers"
7:00
2."If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again"Camon4:11
3."Spoiled by Your Love"
  • Knight
  • Dees
3:50
4."I Won't Stop Loving You"Chuck Holmes4:34
5."Ring My Bell"Knight8:11
6."Sweet Splendor"Dees3:48
7."There's No Doubt About It"
3:54
8."You Lied"5:03

Personnel

  • Strings and horns arrangements – Mike Lewis
  • Bass guitar – Don Barrett, Ray Griffin
  • Drums – James Stroud
  • EngineerJames Griffin
  • Guitar – Dino Zimmerman, Fred Knobloch, Michael Terence Ward, Michael Toles
  • Keyboards – Carson Whitsett, Frederick Knight
  • Producer, percussion, electronic drums – Frederick Knight
  • Synthesizer – Carl Marsh
  • Backing vocals – Cheryl Bundy, Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Frederick Knight, Sandra Rhodes, Valerie Williams
  • Strings and horns – The Miami Symphony
  • Photography – Gregory Heisler

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 31
US Billboard Top LP & Tapes[3] 8
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] 2
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References

  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  2. "Swedishcharts.com – Anita Ward – Songs of Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. "Anita Ward Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. "Anita Ward Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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