I Had to Fall in Love

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I Had to Fall in Love
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Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978
Studio Total Experience Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Soul
Length34:01
Label A&M
Producer Bobby Martin
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I Had to Fall in Love was the 1978 debut (and thus far only) solo album released by former Supremes lead singer Jean Terrell, on the A&M label. [2] The album was completed five years after she left the Supremes. Shortly after its release, promotion was stopped completely because of Terrell's religious beliefs that prevented her from promoting the album in a way that she did not favor. In 2006, an independent label re-released the album in CD format. The title track is also available on the Motown compilation CD The Supremes: Greatest Hits and Rare Classics, 70's.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Don't Stop Reaching for the Top" (Jimmie Davis, Jeffrey Osborne) - (4:13)
  2. "No One Like My Baby" (Fred Bliffert) - (3:45)
  3. "Rising Cost of Love" (Bobby Martin, Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (3:34)
  4. "Change Up" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (5:00)
  5. "How Can You Live (Without Love)" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (3:21)
  6. "I Had to Fall in Love" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) - (4:16)
  7. "That's the Way Love Grows" (Frank McDonald, Chris Rae, Gerry Shury, Ron Roker) - (3:30)
  8. "You've Been So Good for Me" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (4:23)
  9. "No Limit" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (3:19)

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [3] [4]

Singers

Musicians

Production credits

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References

  1. "I Had to Fall in Love". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. Kosht, Randy M.; Records (Firm), A&M (February 10, 1986). A&M Records Discography: Including Associated Labels and Alphanumeric Index. A & Mania via Google Books.
  3. Jean Terrell – I Had to Fall in Love (liner notes): 1978.
  4. "1978 Jean Terrell – I Had To Fall In Love | Sessiondays".