L.O.V.E (Zonke album)

L.O.V.E
Standard cover
Studio album by Zonke
Released	June 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)
Studio	TMP Entertainment
Genre	Funk Soul World
Length	39:21
Label	Sony Music Entertainment
Producer	Zonke
Zonke chronology
Work of Heart (2015) L.O.V.E (2018) Enigma (2022)

L.O.V.E. (Living Out of Various Emotions) is the fifth studio album by South African singer-songwriter and music producer Zonke. It was released on June 14, 2018, in South Africa by Sony Music Entertainment. ^[1] It features a production from Zonke Dikana, Alex D. Samuel, Herb Powers Jr. The album features a guest appearance by Kwesta.

It has been certified platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).

Commercial performance

The album was certified with a gold plaque within five months after its release by the Recording industry of South Africa (RiSA) with sales of over 20,000 copies. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Accolades

L.O.V.E. earned Zonke awards and nominations. At the 25th annually ceremony of South African Music Awards, L.O.V.E. was nominated for Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and won Best R&B/Soul Album ^{[5] [6]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	L.O.V.E.	Album of the Year	Nominated
		Best R&B/Soul Album	Won
		Female Artist of the Year	Nominated

Tracklisting

No.	Title	Length
1.	"NdiliMpondo"	4:08
2.	"Uphelelwa Lixesha"	4:16
3.	"Intliziyo"	4:56
4.	"Soul To keep (featuring Kwesta)"	5:07
5.	"Tonight"	5:43
6.	"Best Days Of My Life"	3:39
7.	"L.O.V.E."	4:24
8.	"Uyandithanda"	4:09
9.	"Ndiyah'thembisa"	4:19
Total length:		39,21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
South Africa (RiSA) [7]	Platinum	40,000+

Personnel

All credits adapted from discogs. ^[8]

Instrument

• Amaechi Ikechi - Bass Guitar (tracks: 2-9)
• Guitar – Cameron Ward (tracks: 4, 5, 8, 9), Khumo Kganyago (tracks: 3), Shawn Van Staden (tracks: 2, 3)
• Alex D. Samuel - Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
• Mixed By – Don Laka (tracks: 2, 6, 8), Jürgen Von Wechmar (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7, 9), Mazwe Mtetwa (tracks: 2, 6, 8)
• Mabeleng Moholo - Percussion (tracks: 4, 5)

Production

• Zonke Dikana - Producer, Lyrics, Music, Arranged, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
• Alex D. Samuel, Oyama Songo - Recording Engineer
• Herb Powers Jr. - Mastered

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)	Ref.
South Africa	14 June 2018	CD digital download	Sony Music Entertainment	Standard

References

1. "ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Zonke releases her highly anticipated album L.O.V.E. | YoMzansi". YoMzansi. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
2. "Zonke's L.O.V.E album certified GOLD". Zalebs. 22 June 2020.
3. "ZONKE gets a gold plaque for recent album 'L.O.V.E' | YOMZANSI". YOMZANSI. 29 November 2018.
4. "Zonke adds three more certifications to her expanding collection". Zkhiphani. The Journalist.
5. "All the 2019 SAMA nominees". www.bizcommunity.com.
6. "Zonke, Sho stands out at Sama nominations | CityPress - News24". News24. South Africa. 28 April 2018.
7. Matiwane, Nonku (17 October 2019). "ZONKE'S ALBUM GOES PLATINUM". DailySun.
8. "Zonke – L.O.V.E. (2018, CD) - Discogs". Discogs.