A Love Supreme (Chanté Moore album)

A Love Supreme
Studio album by Chanté Moore
Released November 15, 1994
Recorded 1993–1994
Genre
Length 71:15
Label
Producer
Chanté Moore chronology
Precious
(1992)Precious1992		 A Love Supreme
(1994)		 This Moment Is Mine
(1999)This Moment Is Mine1999
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Singles from A Love Supreme
  1. "Old School Lovin'"
    Released: 1994
  2. "This Time"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Free/Sail On"
    Released: 1995
  4. "I'm What You Need"
    Released: 1995
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A Love Supreme is the second album by American singer Chanté Moore, released on November 15, 1994, through Silas Records and MCA Records.[1] The album featured production from Simon Law, Moore, Ross Anderson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Kenneth Crouch, Kipper Jones, Tricky Stewart, among others.

The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Old School Lovin'", "This Time", "Free/Sail On" and "I'm What You Need". The album peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard 200[2] and number eleven on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on December 3, 1994.[3]

Background and release

The album gave Moore another US Top 20 R&B hit with the single "Old School Lovin'". The album also contains a remake of the Alicia Myers hit "I Want to Thank You," as well as a medley/mash-up of the Deniece Williams song "Free" and the Commodores song "Sail On". Track 11, "Mood", also appears on the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film Beverly Hills Cop III.

Track listing

A Love Supreme[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Simon Law 0:51
2."Searchin'"
  • Chanté Moore
  • Christopher Stewart
  • Sean Hall
  • Stewart
  • Hall
5:34
3."This Time"
  • Moore
  • Lee Hamblin
  • Law
  • Lee Hamblin
  • Law
5:59
4."My Special Perfect One"
  • Moore
  • Harvey Brough
  • Ross Anderson
  • Law
  • Anderson
  • Law
5:29
5."I'm What You Need"
  • Donald Parks
  • Emanuel Officer
  • John Howcott
  • Parks
  • Officer
  • Howcott
4:59
6."Your Love's Supreme"
  • Moore
  • Kenneth Crouch
  • Kipper Jones
  • Crouch
  • Jones
4:30
7."Old School Lovin'"
  • Moore
  • Gloria Stewart
  • Laney Stewart
  • Mark Stewart
  • Thaddis Harrell
  • Kuk Harrell
  • Laney Stewart
5:02
8."Free/Sail On"
  • Anderson
  • Law
5:49
9."Without Your Love" (Interlude)
  • Cynthia Harrell
  • Laney Stewart
  • Paula Payden
  • Thaddis Harrell
  • Kuk Harrell
  • Laney Stewart
0:55
10."I Want to Thank You"Kevin McCord
  • Anderson
  • Law
7:59
11."Mood"
  • Moore
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:12
12."Thank You for Loving Me"
  • Moore
  • Eddie Ricketts
  • Michael Norfleet
  • Bryan Loren
  • Moore
  • Norfleet
4:59
13."Soul Dance"
  • Kipper Jones
  • Reggie Stewart
Jones4:13
14."Am I Losing You?"
  • Moore
  • Anderson
  • Law
  • Vaneta Thompson
  • Anderson
  • Law
5:59
15."Thou Shalt Not"Jud Friedman
  • Allan Rich
  • Friedman
  • Sheila E
4:48
Total length:71:15

Personnel

  • Mark Abetz - engineer
  • Judi Acosta-Stewart - production coordination
  • Scott Alspach - producer
  • Michael Alvord - assistant engineer
  • Ross Anderson - bass, composer, drum programming, guitar, mixing, producer
  • Philip Bailey - guest artist, vocals (background)
  • Tom Baker - assistant engineer
  • Gary Barnacle - flute
  • Harvey Brough - composer, string arrangements
  • Alexandra Brown - vocals (background)
  • Bridgette Bryant - vocals (Background)
  • James "Chip" Bunton - production coordination
  • David Campbell - string arrangements
  • Bryan Carrigan - second engineer
  • Teddy Castellucci - guitar
  • Richard Cottrell - engineer
  • Kenneth Crouch - composer, multi instruments, producer
  • Paulinho da Costa - percussion
  • Kevin "KD" Davis - engineer, mixing
  • Sean Davis - assistant engineer
  • C.J. DeVillar - assistant engineer
  • George Duke - guest artist
  • Derrick Edmondson - saxophone
  • Danny Flynn - stylist
  • Gwyn Foxx - vocals (background)
  • Jud J. Friedman - composer, keyboards, producer, string arrangements
  • Siedah Garrett - guest artist, vocals (background)
  • Sean "Sep" Hall - composer, producer, programming, rhythm arrangements, sequencing, vocal arrangement
  • Lee Hamblin - composer, drum programming, engineer, mixing, producer
  • Cynthia Harrell - composer, vocals (background)
  • Kuk Harrell - engineer, producer, vocal arrangement
  • James Harris - composer
  • Steve Hodge - mixing
  • Jean-Marie Horvat - mixing
  • John Howcott - composer, drum programming, keyboard programming, producer
  • Richard Huredia - mixing assistant
  • Phillip Ingram - vocals (background)
  • Booker T. Jones - mixing
  • Kipper Jones - composer, guest artist, producer, vocals (background)
  • Pat Karamian - assistant engineer, second engineer
  • Brian Kilgore - percussion
  • Simon A. Law - bass, composer, drum programming, keyboards, mixing, producer, string arrangements
  • Eugene Le - second engineer
  • Maxayn Lewis - vocals (background)
  • Terry Lewis - composer
  • Eugene Lo - second engineer
  • Kevin McCord - composer
  • Chanté Moore - composer, executive producer, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, vocals, vocals (background)
  • Taavi Mote - engineer
  • Fred Moultrie - executive producer
  • Steve Musters- assistant engineer
  • Rick Nelson - vocals (background)
  • Michael Norfleet - composer, multi instruments, producer
  • Emanuel Officer - composer, producer, vocal arrangement
  • Steve Orchard - engineer
  • Sue Owens - production coordination
  • Donald Parks - composer, drum programming, keyboard programming, producer
  • Paula Payden - composer
  • Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
  • Neil Pogue - engineer
  • Herb Powers - mastering
  • Adrian Reid - Fender Rhodes
  • Allan Rich - composer
  • Lionel Richie - composer
  • Eddie Ricketts - composer
  • Kevin Robinson - flugelhorn
  • Matthew Rolston - photography
  • Jeff Scantlebury - percussion
  • Sheila E. - composer
  • Louis Silas, Jr. - executive producer
  • Christopher "Tricky" Stewart - composer, producer, programming, rhythm arrangements, sequencing, vocal arrangement
  • Gloria Stewart - composer
  • Laney Stewart - engineer, producer, programming, sequencing, vocal arrangement
  • Phillip Stewart - composer
  • Reggie Stewart - composer, drum programming, keyboard programming
  • Lisa Taylor - vocals (background)
  • Vaneta Thompson - composer
  • Francesca Tolot - make-up
  • Simon Wall - assistant engineer
  • Ilene Weingard - art direction, design
  • Deniece Williams - composer
  • Warren Woods - engineer
  • Gavyn Wright - conductor
  • Jim "Z" Zumpano - engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[2] 64
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 11

A Love Supreme at AllMusic

  1. 1 2 "A Love Supreme by Chanté Moore on Apple Music". Apple Music (U.S. Store). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Billboard 200 Albums December 3, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart December 3, 1994". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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