Love Confessions

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Love Confessions
Miki howard love confessions cover.jpg
Studio album by
Miki Howard
ReleasedOctober 26, 1987
Recorded1987
Genre R&B
Length44:07
Label Atlantic
Producer LeMel Humes
Nick Martinelli
Gerald Levert
Marc Gordon
Peter Lord & V.Jeffrey Smith
Arif Mardin
Miki Howard chronology
Come Share My Love
(1986)		Love Confessions
(1987)		 Miki Howard
(1989)
Singles from Love Confessions
  1. "Baby, Be Mine"
    Released: 1987
  2. "That's What Love Is"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Crazy"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
New Musical Express 7/10 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Love Confessions is the second studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard, released in 1987 via Atlantic Records. [2] It peaked at No. 145 on the Billboard 200 and No. 13 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.

Contents

The album's first two singles, "Baby, Be Mine" and "That's What Love Is", were R&B hits, peaking at No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The third single, "Crazy", reached No. 38 on the same chart.

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Love Confessions "works best when Howard emphasizes the jazzier side of her sound." [4] The Gazette called the album "superior late-night couch-crawling soul." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Baby, Be Mine"Ashley Ingram, Jackie RaweNick Martinelli5:29
2."You've Changed"Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer Arif Mardin3:32
3."That's What Love Is" (featuring Gerald Levert)Marc Gordon, Miki Howard, Gerald Levert Levert, Gordon4:30
4."In Too Deep" Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey SmithV. Jeffrey Smith, Peter Lord3:59
5."Crazy"Gordon, LevertLevert, Gordon4:20
6."Bitter Love"LordSmith, Lord4:23
7."I Wanna Be There" LeMel Humes LeMel Humes4:05
8."Reasons" Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White Martinelli4:10
9."Love Confession"HumesHumes5:04
10."Edge of Love" (Bonus track CD only) Scott Cutler, Cynthia Weil Steve Tyrell, David Kitay4:35

Notes

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 145
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 13

Singles

YearTitle US
Pop [8] 		US
R&B [9] 		UK [10]
1987"Baby, Be Mine"—5—
1988"That's What Love Is" (featuring Gerald Levert)—4—
"Crazy"—38—

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. "Miki Howard – Love Confessions". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 391.
  3. ↑ Billingham, Alf (6 February 1988). "Miki Howard: Love Confessions". New Musical Express . p. 27.
  4. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 332.
  5. ↑ Griffin, John (7 Jan 1988). "SHORT SPINS". The Gazette. p. E3.
  6. ↑ "Miki Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Miki Howard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  9. ↑ "Miki Howard Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  10. ↑ "Miki Howard Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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