Instant Love

Instant Love is an album by Cheryl Lynn, released in 1982 on Columbia Records. Luther Vandross produced the album and also performed a duet with Lynn on "If This World Were Mine", a cover of the original recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The arrangements were by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Nat Adderley, Jr.

Cheryl and Luther worked well together. "Jump to It", the title cut and first single, is catchy and memorable, but did not perform well on the charts.^{[citation needed]} "Sleep Walkin'" and "Day After Day" are also notable tracks. Side One ends with "Look Before You Leap".

Side Two is bolstered by both artists totally up to the task of tackling the Marvin Gaye penned remake of another of his duets with Tammi Terrell, "If This World Were Mine" which became the biggest hit (#4 R&B) off of this album. Despite soon working with songwriters/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on her #1 R&B hit, "Encore". ""Instant Love"" is a much tighter album.^{[citation needed]} Fortunately, it was Cheryl's second Top 10 R&B hit, at a time when R&B airplay alone could still result in a hit album.

In an era where artists and labels feel compelled to fill the CD format with over 72 minutes of music, often 30%-50% amounts to filler. Like Marvin Gaye's masterpiece "What's Going On" and "Diana Ross' career-defining, "The Boss", this album clocks in at less than 40 minutes.

Track listing

1. "Instant Love" - 5:12
2. "Sleep Walkin'" - 6:27
3. "Day After Day" - 4:36
4. "Look Before You Leap" - 4:04
5. "Say You'll Be Mine" - 5:07
6. "I Just Wanna Be Your Fantasy" - 4:04
7. "Believe in Me" - 3:24
8. "If This World Were Mine" (with Luther Vandross) - 5:27

Singles

"If This World Were Mine," a duet with Luther Vandross, and the album's title track were released as singles.

• "Instant Love" #105
• "If This World Were Mine" # 101

External links

• Instant Love at Discogs

References