Just a Touch of Love

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Just a Touch of Love
Just a Touch of Love album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 1979
Recorded1979 Atlantic Studios & Power Station, New York City
House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Genre Soul, funk
Length36:56
Label Cotillion
Producer Jimmy Douglass, Steve Washington
Slave chronology
The Concept
(1978)
Just a Touch of Love
(1979)
Stone Jam
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Just a Touch of Love is the fourth album by the American funk band Slave, released in 1979. [2] It was the band's second album with the vocals of Steve Arrington and Starleana Young. Vocalist Curt Jones joined the band at this time. The album reached number eleven on Billboard's Top Soul Albums chart in 1980. The title track was released as a single, reaching the top ten on the Soul Singles chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Just a Touch of Love - (Danny Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington) (6:24)
  2. Are You Ready for Love? - (Curt Jones, Danny Webster, Floyd Miller, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington) (5:58)
  3. Funky Lady (Foxy Lady) - (James R. Wilson) (4:33)
  4. Roots - (Curt Jones, Mark Adams, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington, Raye Turner) (5:00)
  5. Painted Pictures - (Charles Carter, Raye Turner, Steve Washington) (0:26)
  6. Thank You - (Floyd Miller, Kipper Jones, Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Steve Washington) (5:35)
  7. Shine - (Curt Jones, Danny Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington) (4:58)
  8. Warning - (Mark Adams, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington, Steve Washington) (3:20)

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [3] 92
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 11

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
US
R&B
US
Dance
1979"Just A Touch Of Love "926
1980"Funky Lady (Foxy Lady)"55

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Slave: Just A Touch Of Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. "Dayton-based group, Slave, to take its music on the road". Dayton Daily News. December 28, 1979. p. 19.
  3. 1 2 "Slave US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  4. "Slave US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.