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".

I Am Love
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1981
Recorded1980–1981 77 at WEB IV Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenreSoul, funk, post-disco
LabelCapitol Records
ProducerJohnny Pate, Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson chronology
Turn the Hands of Time
(1981)
I Am Love
(1981)
Don't Play with Fire
(1982)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  • 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

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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

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

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