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
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. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 337.
  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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