By the time her previous album Call on Me was released, disco music in the United States faced severe backlash across the country pressuring it to move underground. The now infamous so-called "death of disco" propelled artists to look elsewhere for inspiration, one of which was the way of "one-man bands" pioneered by Stevie Wonder. King was one of the previous successful disco artists who followed the new direction in music, "my whole thing was, I was a big believer in making sure others were heard because they had a different sound." Theodore Life (or T. Life) who produced her chart-topping song "Shame" and album Call on Me was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Kashif and songwriters Morrie Brown, and Paul Lawrence Jones III. The songwriting duo Rodney Brown and Willie Lester, who were involved in working with Gayle Adams and Sharon Redd, composed, arranged and produced "Don't Hide Our Love," "What Are You Waiting For," "The Other Side Of Love," "I Can't Take It," and "The Best Is Yet To Come." On her producer change King commented, "I'm not going to say my new producers were a better fit than, say, T. Life. I'm going to just say they were a good match for the time. [...] If you keep staying in the same area, if you sound the same all the time—people can get bored with that. They made sure that Evelyn hit the top spot again! It was just fun."[3]
History
The album peaked at number 6 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached number 28 on the Billboard 200. It produced the hit singles "I'm In Love", "If You Want My Lovin'", "Don't Hide Our Love", and "Spirit of the Dancer". The album was certified gold by the RIAA. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2011 by Big Break Records.
^Henderson, Alex. I'm in Love > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
^Hillier, Beverly (6–19 August 1981). "Evelyn King: I'm in Love" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 15. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 27. ISSN 0260-3004. (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
^Aerna, James (2013). First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers. Penguin. p. 127. ISBN978-1476603322.
love, evelyn, king, album, love, fourth, album, released, singer, evelyn, champagne, king, records, 1981, produced, morrie, brown, willie, lester, rodney, brown, kashif, lawrence, jones, lovestudio, album, evelyn, champagne, kingreleasedjune, 1981genrer, post,. I m in Love is the fourth album released by R amp B singer Evelyn Champagne King on RCA Records in 1981 It was produced by Morrie Brown Willie Lester Rodney Brown Kashif and Lawrence Jones I m in LoveStudio album by Evelyn Champagne KingReleasedJune 21 1981GenreR amp B post disco soulLength58 31LabelRCA VictorBig Break Records reissue ProducerMorrie BrownWillie LesterRodney BrownKashifLawrence JonesEvelyn Champagne King chronologyCall on Me 1980 I m in Love 1981 Get Loose 1982 Singles from I m in Love I m in Love Released June 1981 If You Want My Lovin Released July 1981 Don t Hide Our Love Released October 1981 Spirit of the Dancer Released January 1982Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Smash Hits7 10 2 Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditBy the time her previous album Call on Me was released disco music in the United States faced severe backlash across the country pressuring it to move underground The now infamous so called death of disco propelled artists to look elsewhere for inspiration one of which was the way of one man bands pioneered by Stevie Wonder King was one of the previous successful disco artists who followed the new direction in music my whole thing was I was a big believer in making sure others were heard because they had a different sound Theodore Life or T Life who produced her chart topping song Shame and album Call on Me was replaced by multi instrumentalist Kashif and songwriters Morrie Brown and Paul Lawrence Jones III The songwriting duo Rodney Brown and Willie Lester who were involved in working with Gayle Adams and Sharon Redd composed arranged and produced Don t Hide Our Love What Are You Waiting For The Other Side Of Love I Can t Take It and The Best Is Yet To Come On her producer change King commented I m not going to say my new producers were a better fit than say T Life I m going to just say they were a good match for the time If you keep staying in the same area if you sound the same all the time people can get bored with that They made sure that Evelyn hit the top spot again It was just fun 3 History EditThe album peaked at number 6 on the R amp B albums chart It also reached number 28 on the Billboard 200 It produced the hit singles I m In Love If You Want My Lovin Don t Hide Our Love and Spirit of the Dancer The album was certified gold by the RIAA The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2011 by Big Break Records Track listing EditSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 I m in Love Kashif Saleem5 012 If You Want My Lovin Lawrence Jones Morrie Brown4 183 Don t Hide Our Love Lawrence Jones Arthur Moore5 224 What Are You Waiting For Willie Lester Rodney Brown4 09 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length5 Spirit of the Dancer Kashif Saleem Morrie Brown4 506 The Other Side of Love Willie Lester Rodney Brown4 247 I Can t Take It Rodney Brown Willie Lester4 078 The Best Is Yet to Come Willie Lester Rodney Brown5 13 2011 remastered bonus tracksNo TitleLength9 I m in Love Single Version 3 5110 If You Want My Lovin UK Single Version 3 1511 Don t Hide Our Love Single Version 4 1112 Spirit of the Dancer Single Version 3 2513 I m in Love 12 Dance Mix 5 52Personnel EditPercussion Bashiri Johnson Backing vocals B J Nelson Lyrics music by Kashif Saleem Horns strings Ralph Schuckett Guitar Ira Siegel Drums Steve Walker French horn Robert Gloff Mixed by recorded by Magic Hands Steve Goldman If You Want My Lovin Charts EditChart 1981 Peak 4 U S Billboard Top LPs 28U S Billboard Top Soul LPs 6SinglesYear Single Peak chart positionsUS 4 USR amp B 4 USDance 4 1981 I m in Love 40 1 1 Don t Hide Our Love 28 1982 Spirit of the Dancer 51 54References Edit Henderson Alex I m in Love gt review at AllMusic Retrieved 2012 08 01 Hillier Beverly 6 19 August 1981 Evelyn King I m in Love PDF Smash Hits Vol 3 no 15 Peterborough EMAP National Publications Ltd p 27 ISSN 0260 3004 Archived PDF from the original on 11 November 2022 Retrieved 11 November 2022 via World Radio History Aerna James 2013 First Ladies of Disco 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers Penguin p 127 ISBN 978 1476603322 a b c d US Charts gt Evelyn Champagne King Billboard Retrieved 2009 08 11 External links EditI m in Love at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I 27m in Love Evelyn King album amp oldid 1121353229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
