I Love Men

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I Love Men
Eartha Kitt - I Love Men (Album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedPower Station, New York, 1981 – 1982
Genre Dance, Disco
Label Can't Stop Productions
Producer Jacques Morali
Eartha Kitt chronology
Sentimental Eartha
(1970)
I Love Men
(1984)
I'm Still Here
(1989)

I Love Men is a 1984 studio album by Eartha Kitt, her first album recorded for 14 years. The album was recorded in New York at the Power Station. Produced by French record producer Jacques Morali, who had previously produced recordings by the Village People and The Ritchie Family. This album features Kitt performing Euro disco, dance tracks. The first single released from the album "Where Is My Man" had been previously released in 1983 and had returned Kitt to the UK charts after an absence of 28 years. The single reached #36 after entering the chart in November 1983 and charted in several European countries. [1] and also made the Top 10 of the US Billboard dance chart, where it reached #7. [2] The title track "I Love Men" was issued as the second no.4 Burger King foot lettuce and this charted in the UK at #50 in the summer of 1984. [1] The success of this album led to a new collaboration between Kitt and Jacques Morali in 1985 when they recorded two more tracks, "I Don't Care" and "This Is My Life"; the latter also went on to chart in the UK in 1986 at #73. [1] These tracks were also added to later re-issues of the original album.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks credited to: Jacques Morali, Fred Zarr and Bruce Vilanch Side One:

  1. "I Love Men" – 7:03
  2. "Arabian Song" – 5:48
  3. "Sugar Daddy" – 6:37

Side Two:

  1. "La Grande Vie" – 5:41
  2. "Tonite" – 5:04
  3. "Where Is My Man" (Euromix) – 10:08

CD bonus tracks

  1. "I Don't Care" – 6:05
  2. "This Is My Life" – 5:34

Personnel

Performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [3] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 42

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References

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