Love Forever Shines is the eighth studio album by American singer Regina Belle. It was released by Pendulum Records on May 13, 2008, in the United States. The album became Belle's highest-charting album since Reachin' Back (1995), peaking at number three on the US Top Gospel Albums and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2][3] The album's first single "God Is Good" peaked at number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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| Released | May 13, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 72:47 | |||
| Label | Pendulum | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Allmusic editor Tammy La Gorce found that Love Forever Shines "proves it's never too late to return to the sound that gave you liftoff [...] Belle busts out a spiritual certainty that benefits from maturity. She's an artist who's been there, seen that, and she's saved some of her boldest, most bewitching moments [...] for this record. Jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul make appearances, but at the end of a long set of praising, cherishing and reaching for the vocal rafters this is a pure contemporary gospel project. Fans of the genre will wish she had abandoned her days of Peabo Bryson and Johnny Mathis duets for a walk down this path decades ago."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Forever Shines" |
| Walker | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Can't Nobody" | Shawn McLemore | McLemore | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Who Touched Me" | Michael McKay | Walker | 4:37 |
| 4. | "God Is Good" | Bernard Belle | B. Belle | 7:52 |
| 5. | "Almost Slipped" |
| Walker | 5:35 |
| 6. | "I Hope He Understands" | Davis | Walker | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Victory" |
| Walker | 5:26 |
| 8. | "God Said" |
| Walker | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Good to Be Loved" |
| B. Belle | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Come Into This Place" |
| Walker | 6:24 |
| 11. | "Coming Out of This" |
| Mayes | 4:26 |
| 12. | "I Call On Jesus" | Walker | Walker | 6:21 |
| 13. | "My Destiny" |
| Mayes | 3:32 |
| 14. | "I'll Never Leave You Alone" | R. Belle | Walker | 6:11 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 119 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] | 14 |
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Allmusic review
- ^ "Regina Belle album chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ Stay with Me chart history at AllMusic
- ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Regina Belle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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