I'm in Love with You (album)

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I'm in Love with You
Detroit Emeralds I'm In Love With You album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1973
Genre Soul, Funk
Label Westbound 2018
Producer Katouzzion
The Detroit Emeralds chronology
You Want It, You Got It
(1972)
I'm in Love with You
(1973)
Abe, James and Ivory
(1973)
Singles from I'm in Love with You
  1. "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart"/"Heaven Couldn't Be Like This"
    Released: May 1973
  2. "I Think of You"/"So Long"
    Released: July 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]

I'm in Love with You is the third studio album by American vocal group the Detroit Emeralds, released in 1973 through Westbound Records.

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Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 27 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 181 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart", which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Abrim Tilmon, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Shake Your Head"3:01
2."So Long"6:03
3."You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart"3:39
4."I Think of You" (Abril Tilmon, James Mitchell)4:25
5."You Control Me"3:28
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Whatcha Gonna Wear Tomorrow"4:14
7."Heaven Couldn't Be Like That"2:22
8."Without You Baby"1:34
9."I'm in Love with You"6:19
10."My Dreams Have Got the Best of Me"2:48

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1973)Peaks
[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 181
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 27

Singles

YearSinglePeaks
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
1973"You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart"10110

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References

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