I'm Gonna Get Your Love

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I'm Gonna Get Your Love
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Studio album by
Amii Stewart
Released1981
Recorded1980, 1981
Genre R&B, dance-pop, disco
Label Handshake Records US
Amii Stewart chronology
Images
(1981)
I'm Gonna Get Your Love
(1981)
Amii Stewart
(1983)
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I'm Gonna Get Your Love is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in the USA in 1981, a slightly altered version of European album Images with the title track and "Calling For Your Love" replacing her rendition of "Great Balls Of Fire" and "Love Is Bad For Your Health". The singles released in the U.S. were "My Guy/My Girl" with Johnny Bristol, "I'm Gonna Get Your Love", "Why'd You Have To Be So Sexy" and "Digital Love".

Contents

I'm Gonna Get Your Love remains unreleased on compact disc.

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "I'm Gonna Get Your Love" (Raymond Rock) – 6:23
  2. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 4:25
  3. "Tonight" (Eddie Schwartz) – 3:19
  4. "Save This Night for Love" (Ellison Chase, William Haberman, Art Jacobson) – 3:30
  5. "Digital Love" (Randy Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, Allee Willis) – 3:49

Side B:

  1. "Calling For Your Love" (William Anderson) – 4:53
  2. "Why'd You Have to Be So Sexy" (Len Boone, Larry LaFalce) – 3:25
  3. "Premiere" (Barry Leng, Simon May) – 3:32
  4. "Don't Let Go of Me" (Randy Edelman) – 3:50
  5. "My Guy/My Girl" (Duet With Johnny Bristol) (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:59

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Alternative album editions

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