I Had a Love (album)

I Had a Love
Studio album by Ben E. King
Released	1976
Genre	Soul
Length	36:09
Label	Atlantic [1]
Producer	Norman Harris
Ben E. King chronology
Supernatural (1975) I Had a Love (1976) Rhapsody (1976)

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

I Had a Love is a studio album by Ben E. King, released in 1976. "I Had a Love" and "I Betcha Didn't Know That" were released as singles. "I Had a Love" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. ^[5]

Production

"I Had a Love" was written by Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford. ^[6]

Track listing

1. "I Had a Love" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) [3:37]
2. "I Betcha Didn't Know That" (Frederick Knight, Sam Dees) [4:46]
3. "Smooth Sailing" (Allan Felder) [3:18]
4. "No Danger Ahead" (Sam Dees) [4:11]
5. "Everybody Plays the Fool" (J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams, Rudy Clark) [5:21]
6. "Standing In the Wings of Heartache" (Clinton Moon, Sam Dees) [3:27]
7. "We Got Love" (Allan Felder, Bruce Gray, Norman Harris, T.G. Conway) [3:58]
8. "Tower of Strength" (Bettye Crutcher, Frederick Knight, Sam Dees) [3:46]
9. "You're Stepping on My Heart (Tearing My World Apart)" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) [3:45]

References

1. "Ben E. King | Biography & History". AllMusic.
2. "I Had a Love - Ben E. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 843.
4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 275.
5. "Ben E. King". Billboard.
6. "'It All Started in Church': Ashford & Simpson". Oakland Post. No. 43. October 2, 1977. p. 3.