Falling in Love Again (David Gates album)

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Falling in Love Again
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Studio album by
Released1980
Genre Pop rock, soft rock
Length29:30
Label Elektra [1]
Wounded Bird
Producer David Gates
David Gates chronology
Goodbye Girl
(1978)
Falling in Love Again
(1980)
Take Me Now
(1981)
Singles from Falling In Love Again
  1. "Where Does The Lovin' Go"
    Released: 1980

Falling in Love Again is a solo album by David Gates of Bread. [2] [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The album received mixed to fair reviews. Orange Coast wrote that "there is a general lack of variety here, although Gates does attempt to mix ballads with a few uptempo numbers." [7] The Sault Star praised Gates's "smooth clean vocals," noting that the album "exploits the soft rock avenue to the limit." [8]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by David Gates

  1. "Can I Call You" - (3:44)
  2. "Where Does the Lovin' Go" - (3:04)
  3. "20th Century Man" - (2:41)
  4. "She Was So Young" - (2:40)
  5. "Silky" - (2:37)
  6. "Falling in Love Again" - (2:18)
  7. "Starship Ride" - (2:50)
  8. "Chingo" - (3:05)
  9. "Sweet Desire" - (2:58)
  10. "Rainbow Song" - (3:33)

Personnel

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  5. Marsh, Dave (1983). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. p. 193.
  6. Russell, Rosalind (16 February 1980). "Dave Gates: Falling In Love Again". Record Mirror . p. 19.
  7. "Tell an Enemy". Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. May 25, 1980 via Google Books.
  8. Halverson, Jim (8 Feb 1980). "Gates has a strong background". The Sault Star. p. 15F.