All This Love
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All This Love
- Artist: DeBarge
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- Release Date: 1982 07
- Total Time: 37:37
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
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The second album from the Grand Rapids, Michigan natives DeBarge featured three singles, the first of which ("Stop! Don't Tease Me") showcases El on lead; the song peaked at Number 46 after a short eight weeks. The follow-up was "I Like It," a very danceable yet laid-back number in which Randy carries the initial verse, and El brings up the rear. With impeccable penmanship and arrangement, it clocked in at Number Two on the R&B charts, and became the group's first pop Top 40 entry. The follow-up single was the title track, "All This Love." Solely led by El's convincing tenor, this composition, in its traditional arrangement, sails along like the winds of a cool summer night. The longevity of this number can be heard in every note, including a melodious acoustic guitar solo. The remaining songs fall closely behind the aforementioned numbers. ~ Craig Lytle, Rovi| All This Longing (Album by Reg Meuross) | |
| All This Love (2010 Album by Haley) |
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All This Love (album)
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| Studio album by DeBarge | ||||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios & Artisian Sound Recorders, Inc. , Hollywood, California Kendun Recorders & Yamaha Research & Development Studio , Burbank, California |
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| Genre | Soul R&B | |||
| Length | 37:37 | |||
| Label | Gordy Records | |||
| Producer | El DeBarge, Raymond Crossley, Iris Gordy, Curtis Anthony Nolen | |||
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All This Love is the second studio album released by family singing group DeBarge on the Gordy records. The album was released on July 1982.
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
After their first album saw limited success, this album featured productions and compositions by the DeBarge members, primarily led by singer El DeBarge, whose countertenor vocals (a mixture of tenor and falsetto) would lead the group to success throughout the mid-1980s. Due to the release of the hit singles "I Like It" reaching number two on the R&B charts and the title track "All This Love" reaching number 5 on the R&B chartsa and number one on the Adult Comtemporary charts, the album eventually reached gold status.
Track listing
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (E. DeBarge/J. DeBarge) (4:37)
- "Stop! Don't Tease Me" (E. DeBarge) (6:00)
- "I Like It" (R. DeBarge/E. DeBarge/B. DeBarge) (4:40)
- "Can't Stop" (Crossley/Nolan) (4:05)
- "All This Love" (E. DeBarge) (5:52)
- "It's Getting Stronger" (B. DeBarge) (4:00)
- "Life Begins with You" (M. DeBarge/B. DeBarge) (4:48)
- "I'm in Love with You" (M. DeBarge) (3:35)
Production
- Executive Producer: Berry Gordy Jr.
- Produced By Raymond Crossley, Eldra DeBarge Iris Gordy & Curtis Anthony Nolen
- Engineers: Bobby Brooks, Milt Calice, Jane Clark, Steve MacMillan, Barney Perkins, Phillip Walters
- Assistant Engineers: Steve Catania, Michael Craig Johnson, Kevin Sorrells
- Mastering: John Matousek
Personnel
DeBarge
- Bunny DeBarge: Vocals
- El DeBarge: Vocals, Keyboards, Horn & Rhythm Arrangements
- James DeBarge: Vocals, Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements
- Mark DeBarge: Vocals, Trumpet, Saxophone, Rhythm Arrangements
- Randy DeBarge: Vocals, Bass, Rhythm Arrangements
Additional Personnel
- Drums: Ollie E. Brown, Ricky Lawson
- Percussion: Richard Heath, Nathan Hughes
- Bass: Freddie Washington, Ken Wild
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Raymond Crossley, Russell Ferrante
- Guitars: Russell Ferrante, Charles Fearing, José Feliciano, Robben Ford, Curtis Anthony Nolen
- Flute, Sax: Gerald Albright, Jeff Clayton
- Trombone: George Bohannon
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Ray Brown
- Saxophone: Daniel LaMelle, Damon Rentie
- Trumpet: Roy Poper
- Vocal Arrangements: Raymond Crossley, Linda Howard, Curtis Anthony Nolen
- Horn Arrangements: Daniel LaMelle, Benjamin Wright
- Additional Rhythm Arrangements: Benjamin Wright
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | |
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| US | US R&B |
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| 1983 | All This Love | 24 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
Adult Contemporary | ||
| 1982 | "Stop! Don't Tease Me" | — | 46 | — |
| 1983 | "All This Love" | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| "I Like It" | 31 | 2 | — | |
External links
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r5299/review
- ^ Robert Christgau
- ^ "DeBarge US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4054/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "DeBarge US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4054/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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