"Could You Learn to Love" | ||||
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Single by Tevin Campbell | ||||
from the album Back to the World | ||||
Released | February 18, 1997 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Qwest | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds [2] | |||
Producer(s) | The Boom Brothers | |||
Tevin Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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"Could You Learn to Love" is a song by American contemporary R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds for his third studio album Back to the World (1997). Production was helmed by Langston "Chuck Boom" Bryant and Anthony "A-Tone" Bryant under their production moniker The Boom Brothers. The song was issued as the album's third and final single in February 1997. It peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and reached the top forty on the New Zealand Singles Chart. [3]
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The official music video for "Could You Learn to Love" was directed by Vaughan Arnell. [4]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Could You Learn to Love" (Album Version) | The Boom Brothers | 4:10 |
2. | "Could You Learn to Love" (Marc Kinchen Remix) |
| 4:10 |
Notes
Credits lifted from the liner notes of Tevin Campbell. [5]
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Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [6] | 38 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 73 |
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