I Am Love (album)

I Am Love
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	November 1981
Recorded	1980–1981 77 at WEB IV Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genre	Soul, funk, post-disco
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Johnny Pate, Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson chronology
Turn the Hands of Time (1981) I Am Love (1981) Don't Play with Fire (1982)

I Am Love is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Peabo Bryson, released in 1981 under Capitol Records. The album features singles, "There's No Guarantee" and the top ten R&B hit, "Let the Feeling Flow".

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The lead single "Let the Feeling Flow", became Bryson's highest charting pop single at that time. The song reached #42 on Billboards Top Pop Singles. "I Am Love" peaked to #40 on Billboards Top Pop Albums, earning his second top 40 pop album following 1979's Crosswinds (at #35).

Track listing

• All songs written by Peabo Bryson, "Move Your Body" written by Charles Bryson and Peabo Bryson.

1. "I Am Love" - 5:08
2. "Move Your Body" - 4:30
3. "Split Decision" - 5:17
4. "Impossible" - 5:49
5. "There's No Guarantee" - 4:30
6. "Love is on the Rise" - 3:52
7. "Let the Feeling Flow" - 4:38
8. "Get Ready to Cry" - 4:17
9. "You" - 4:37

Personnel

Musicians

• Peabo Bryson – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano, BGV arrangements; horn, rhythm and string arrangements, conductor
• Thomas Campbell – keyboards
• Mark Parrish – synthesizers
• Richard Horton – guitars
• Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals
• Andre Robinson – drums
• Chuck Bryson – percussion, backing vocals
• Ron Dover – tenor saxophone
• Daniel Dillard – trombone
• Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet
• Dorothy Ashley – harp
• Johnny Pate – string arrangements and conductor
• Phil Wright – string contractor
• Gerard Vinci – concertmaster
• Terry Dukes – backing vocals

Production

• Peabo Bryson – producer, mixing
• Johnny Pate – producer, mixing
• Rik Pekkonen – engineer
• Ed Seay Jr. – engineer, mixing
• Tommy Cooper – assistant engineer
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• Roland Young – design
• Bobby Holland – photography

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	6

References

1. I Am Love Album Review. Allmusic.com
2. "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
3. "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

External links

• Allmusic Peabo Bryson