Love & Emotion

Love & Emotion is the third album by the dance music artist Stevie B.[5] It was released in 1990 on LMR/RCA Records. It produced the smash hit "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)", which became his only No. 1 hit on the pop charts.

Love & Emotion
Studio album by
Stevie B
Released1990
GenreFreestyle, Dance
Length42:54 (original)
50:53 (bonus track)
LabelLMR/RCA
ProducerStevie B
Warren Allen Brooks
Glenn Gutierrez
Stevie B chronology
In My Eyes
(1988)		 Love & Emotion
(1990)		 The Best of Stevie B
(1991)
Singles from Love & Emotion
  1. "Love & Emotion"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"
    Released: 1990
  3. "I'll Be by Your Side"
    Released: 1991
  4. "Forever More"
    Released: 1991
Alternative covers
German Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "the emphasis shifts from mood to melody, and that makes a world of difference."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Love & Emotion"Warren Allen Brooks3:43
2."Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"Warren Allen Brooks5:02
3."Forever More"Warren Allen Brooks4:15
4."Broken Hearted"Warren Allen Brooks4:45
5."Facts of Love"Stevie B/Dadgel Atabay5:24
6."Who's Lovin' You Tonight?"Warren Allen Brooks4:56
7."We're Jammin' Now"Stevie B5:45
8."Memories of Loving You"Stevie B4:02
9."I'll Be By Your Side"Stevie B4:59
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLyricsLength
10."Love & Emotion [Mean Mix]"Warren Allen Brooks7:53

Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[6] Gold January 8, 1991 500,000

Production
  • Produced by Stevie B., Warren Allen Brooks & Glenn Gutierrez
  • Engineered by Jimmy Starr
  • Mixed by Stevie B. & Jimmy Starr
  • Mastered by Herb Powers
  • Stevie B.: Drums, percussion, vocals
  • Dadgel Atabay: Drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Warren Allen Brooks: Drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Glenn Gutierrez: Bass, drums, percussion, sound effects, sampling, programming
  • Claudette De Barros: Vocals

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US The Billboard 200[7] 54
US Top R&B Albums[7] 81
Japan Oricon[8] 16
Sweden Sverigetopplistan[8] 50

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Love and Emotion" Hot Dance Music/Club Play[9] 43
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[9] 21
The Billboard Hot 100[9] 15
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" Adult Contemporary[9] 1
The Billboard Hot 100[9] 1
1991 "I'll Be by Your Side" The Billboard Hot 100[9] 12
"Forever More" The Billboard Hot 100[9] 96

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. DeKnock, Jan (4 Oct 1990). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 8.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 337.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 672.
  5. "Stevie B | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. U.S. certifications riaa.com Archived 2007-06-26 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 17, 2009)
  7. Billboard Albums allmusic.com (Retrieved January 3, 2010)
  8. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」　－CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－". ranking.oricon.co.jp.
  9. Billboard Singles allmusic.com (Retrieved January 3, 2010)



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