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Love Child is the second album released by the New York-based Latin freestyle trio Sweet Sensation. The album was released on April 15, 1990 by Atco Records and Atlantic Records. It is the follow-up to the group's platinum-selling 1988 debut album, Take It While It's Hot. Like its predecessor, Love Child had an up-tempo feel, but also included lavish R&B-styled ballads.
| Love Child | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Atco/Atlantic Records 91307 | |||
| Producer | Steve Peck Ted Currier | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The album's title track is a cover version of the hit song by the Supremes. Sweet Sensation's version went to No. 15 on the Billboard dance chart and No. 13 on the Billboard pop chart. However, it was the album's second single that gave the group its biggest hit, "If Wishes Came True", a power ballad featuring vocals by Betty Lebron. The song spent one week at number one on Billboard's pop chart in September 1990, while reaching the top ten on Billboard's adult contemporary chart. The album spawned two more hit singles: "Each and Every Time" (No. 59) and "One Good Man". The album peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified platinum in 1991 by the RIAA.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Good Man" | Andy Marvel, Fred Shehadi | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Each and Every Time" | Ken Cedar, Arnie Roman | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Bring It Back" | Marvin Ennis, Bill Pettaway | 4:22 |
| 4. | "If Wishes Came True" | Deena Charles, Russ DeSalvo, Robert Steele | 5:12 |
| 5. | "I Surrender" | Romeo J.D. | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Destiny" | Jim Klein | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Love Child" | Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Pleasure and Pain" | Romeo J.D. | 4:52 |
| 9. | "He'll Never Know" | Cedar, Shelly Peiken | 4:25 |
Personnel
editSweet Sensation
edit- Betty LeBron: lead and backing vocals
- Audrey Wheeler: background vocals
Musicians
edit- Percussion: Graham Hawthorne, Bashiri Johnson, Emedin Rivera, Steve Thornton
- Loops: Charlie Dee Diaz
- Programming: Charlie Dee Diaz, Phillip Ashley, Ken Cedar, Gary Henry, Richard Joseph, Dr. Bob Khozouri, Mac Quayle, Romeo J.D., Peter "Ski" Schwartz
- Keyboards: Dr. Bob Khozouri, Jim Klein, Andy Marvel
- Guitars: Russ De Salvo, Werner F., John Hart, Jim Klein
- Scratching: King Shameek
- Trombone: Barry Rogers
Production
edit- Produced by Ted Currier and Steve Peck
- Additional production by Charlie Dee Diaz
- Executive producer: Cherrie Shepard
- Arranged by Phillip Ashley, Ken Cedar, Andy Marvel, Steve Peck, Mac Quayle, Arnie Roman
- Vocal arrangements: Tony Terry and Audrey Wheeler
- Engineers: Paul Berry, Richard Joseph, Steve Peck
- Mixing: Ted Currier, Rod Hui, Jim Lyons, Steve Peck, Charlie Dee Diaz
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 142 |
| US Billboard 200 | 78 |
References
edit- ^ Love Child at AllMusic
- ^ "Sweet Sensation ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.