Good Love (Meli'sa Morgan album)

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Good Love
Good Love 1987 album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1987
Genre
Length43:02
Label Capitol
Producer
  • Paul Laurence
  • Kashif
  • Lesette Wilson
  • Meli'sa Morgan
  • Carl Sturken
  • Evan Rogers
Meli'sa Morgan chronology
Do Me Baby
(1986)
Good Love
(1987)
The Lady in Me
(1990)
Singles from Good Love
  1. "If You Can Do It: I Can Too!"
    Released: October 4, 1987
  2. "Love Changes"
    Released: November 11, 1987
  3. "Here Comes the Night"
    Released: February 12, 1988
  4. "Good Love"
    Released: April 6, 1988

Good Love is the second studio album by American recording artist Meli'sa Morgan, released in 1987 under Capitol Records. The album reached number 11 on the US Billboard R&B Albums Chart, and two singles released both peaking at number-two on the R&B Singles Chart, "If You Can Do It: I Can Too!", and the duet "Love Changes" with singer Kashif. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Credits taken from original album liner notes. [2] European edition [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If You Can Do It: I Can Too!"
  • Laurence
4:56
2."Here Comes the Night"
  • Kashif
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:24
3."Just for Your Touch"
  • Lesette Wilson
  • Meli'sa Morgan
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
4:20
4."Good Love"
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
4:56
5."Love Changes" (featuring Kashif)
  • Kashif
4:45
6."Think It Over"
  • Alex Brown
  • Brian Morgan
  • M. Morgan
  • B. Morgan
  • Shelly Morgan
4:11
7."I'll Love No More"
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
6:03
8."I Still Think About You"
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
  • M. Morgan
  • L. Wilson
4:49
9."You're All I Got"
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
  • L. Wilson
  • M. Morgan
6:24

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 108
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 11

Singles

YearTitle US
Pop
[6]
US
R&B
[6]
US
Dan
[6]
UK [7]
1987"If You Can Do It: I Can Too!"22786
"Love Changes" (with Kashif)2
1988"Here Comes The Night"17
"Good Love"59

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