I Wanna Love Somebody is an album by the American musician Angela Bofill, released in 1993.[2][3] Bofill supported the album with a North American tour.[4]
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 49:12 | |||
| Label | Jive[1] | |||
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Production
editThe album was produced primarily by Eve Nelson.[5] Bofill cowrote some of its songs.[6]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[8] |
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "songs like 'Always a Part of Me', a breezy ballad, prove she’s still a sensual soul siren."[8] USA Today determined that Bofill "still has a rich, multi-octave voice, and a knack for penning ballads that stick to the ribs."[9] The Orlando Sentinel stated that "syrupy synths clog the production much of the time, but Bofill keeps her vocals tasteful even when the setting is tacky."[10]
Track listing
edit- "I Wanna Love Somebody" (Eve Nelson) – 4:06
- "I Wonder" (Eve Nelson) – 5:33
- "Never Too Much" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:30
- "Heavenly Love" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 5:14
- "Always a Part of Me" (Steven Birch, Preston Glass, Darrell Smith) – 5:12
- "Te Amo" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:49
- "Essence of My Light" (Eve Nelson) – 5:12
- "I Still Believe in Love" (Angela Bofill, Ann Curless, Eve Nelson) – 4:50
- "We Almost Had It Right" (Eve Nelson) – 3:42
- "Amor Celestial" ["Heavenly Love", Spanish Version] – 5:10
Personnel
edit- Adam Kudzin – engineer, assistant engineer
- Amy Keyes – background vocals
- Andy Snitzer – saxophone
- Angela Bofill – vocals, background vocals
- Brenda White – background vocals
- Carl Burnett – guitar
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
- Derek Jordan – background vocals
- Don Tittle – producer, engineer
- Duane Sexton – engineer, assistant engineer
- Earl Gardner – trumpet
- Eve Nelson – piano, arranger
- Francisco Centeno – bass guitar, background vocals
- Gerard Julien – engineer, assistant engineer
- Hugh Elliott – drums
- Jeff Mironov – guitar
- Joe Hornof – programming, drum sounds
- Joe Hornoff – synthesizer, programming, sound effects
- Kenny MacDougald – drums
- Kirk Whalum – saxophone
- Marc Shulman – guitar
- Michael Dumas – engineer, assistant engineer
- Neil Johnson – guitar
- Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
- Paulette McWilliams – background vocals
- Pete Christensen – background vocals, engineer, mixing
- Preston Glass – percussion, arranger, keyboards
- Rob Mullins – keyboards
- Scott Totten – guitar
- Steven Birch – programming
- Tao Gutierrez – percussion
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Werner Vana Gierig – piano
- Wilton Felder – bass guitar
References
edit- ^ Norment, Lynn (Apr 1993). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 48 (6): 18.
- ^ "Angela Bofill Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Brewington, Ron (Apr–May 1993). "Hollywood Grapevine". The Crisis. 100 (4): 32.
- ^ Joyce, Mike (12 Mar 1993). "Bofill: Involved With 'Somebody'". The Washington Post. p. N18.
- ^ "I Wanna Love Somebody by Angela Bofill". Billboard. 105 (6): 53. Feb 6, 1993.
- ^ Morgan, Joan (Jun 1993). "People: Angela Bofill". Essence. 24 (2): 48.
- ^ "Angela Bofill - I Wanna Love Somebody Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "I Wanna Love Somebody". EW.com.
- ^ Jones IV, James T. (17 Feb 1993). "From Wheeler to Warwick, the women are out in force". USA Today. p. 4D.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry (12 Mar 1993). "Angela Bofill, I Wanna Love Somebody". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.