A Lot of Love

A Lot of Love
Studio album by Melba Moore
Released July 18, 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre R&B
Length 43:35
Label Capitol
Producer Beau Huggins
Melba Moore chronology

Read My Lips
(1985)
A Lot of Love
(1986)
I'm in Love
(1988)

A Lot of Love is the fifteenth album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1986. This album featured two number-one R&B hits, including the duet, "A Little Bit More", with Freddie Jackson and "Falling". She scored other popular R&B hits including "Love the One I'm With (A Lot of Love)" and "It's Been So Long".

Reception

The Allmusic review by Bil Carpenter awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "Warm soul duets with Freddie Jackson and Kashif.".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

  1. "There I Go Falling in Love Again" (Paul Laurence) – 3:32
  2. "It's Been So Long" (Howard King) – 4:57
  3. "I'm Not Gonna Let You Go" (Ondrea Dawkins, Paul Laurence) – 4:06
  4. "Love the One I'm With (A Lot of Love) (with Kashif)" (Kashif) – 4:11
  5. "You Trip Me Out" (Brian Morgan, Kashif, Shelly Scruggs) – 4:35
  6. "A Little Bit More (with Freddie Jackson)" (Gene McFadden, James McKinley, Linda Vitali) – 4:55
  7. "Falling" (Frannie Golde, Gene McFadden) – 4:44
  8. "Stay" (Vaneese Thomas) – 4:28
  9. "When We Touch (It's Like Fire)" (Ernie Poccia, Vaneese Thomas) – 4:24
  10. "Don't Go Away" (Rahni Harris) – 3:43

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 91
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 7

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 US
R&B
1986 "Love The One I'm With (A Lot of Love)" [with Kashif] - 5
"A Little Bit More" (with Freddie Jackson) - 1
1987 "Falling" - 1
"It's Been So Long" - 7
"I'm Not Gonna Let You Go" - 26

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Carpenter, B. Allmusic Review accessed May 7, 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Melba Moore US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  3. "Melba Moore US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27.