Loleatta (1973 album)

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Loleatta
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Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedThe Sound Pit
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre R&B
Label Aware
Producer Floyd Smith
Loleatta Holloway chronology
Loleatta
(1973)
Cry to Me
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Loleatta is the debut studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1973 on the Aware label.

Contents

History

The album features the singles "Mother of Shame", which peaked at #63 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Our Love", which peaked at #43 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Another single released, "Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool", failed to chart.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Man I Love" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin 2:25
2."We Did It"Johnny Moore2:19
3."Our Love"Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy 3:09
4."Can I Change My Mind"Carl Wolfolk, Barry Despenza2:40
5."Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool" Floyd Smith 4:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."So Can I" Sam Dees 3:20
7."Only a Fool"Floyd Smith, William Johnson2:25
8."Love Woke Me Up" Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson 2:45
9."Mother of Shame"Jesse Lewis, Sam Dees, Cleveland Yelder2:41
10."Remember Me" Clyde Otis, Van McCoy 2:04

Production

Charts

Singles
YearSinglePeaks
US
R&B

[2]
1973"Mother of Shame"63
"Our Love"43

References

  1. Loleatta review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  2. "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2018.