Love Life (Brenda Russell album)

Love Life
Studio album by Brenda Russell
Released	October 24, 1981
Studio	Sound Labs and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) Synthesizers recorded at Chateau Recorders (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B pop dance
Length	30:34
Label	A&M
Producer	Stewart Levine
Brenda Russell chronology
Brenda Russell (1979) Love Life (1981) Two Eyes (1983)

Love Life is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1981 by A&M Records. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

People described the LP as "eight of her pleasantly upbeat songs delivered with sassy-to-soothing vocals". ^[4] Phyl Garland of Stereo Review called the album "fresh, accessible and delightful". ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Life"	Brenda Russell	3:33
2.	"Rainbow"	Brenda Russell	4:28
3.	"Something I Like To Do"	Brenda Russell	4:29
4.	"Lucky"	Brenda Russell	2:50
5.	"Sensitive Man"	Brenda Russell, Neil Larsen	3:32
6.	"Deep Dark And Mysterious"	Brenda Russell	2:58
7.	"If You Love"	Brenda Russell	4:36
8.	"Thank You"	Brenda Russell, Stewart Levine	4:08

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Personnel

• Brenda Russell – lead vocals, backing vocals (2-8), acoustic piano (2-7), clavinet (6)
• Neil Larsen – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano (1), organ (4, 5), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), backing vocals (8)
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (1-5)
• Don Grusin – synthesizers (8)
• Steve Lukather – guitar solo (1, 5), electric guitar (2, 6, 7), guitars (4, 5, 8), first guitar solo (8)
• Dean Parks – guitars (1, 3-5), electric guitar (2, 7), acoustic guitar solo (2), acoustic guitar (7)
• Buzz Feiten – guitars (8), second guitar solo (8), backing vocals (8)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (1-4, 6-8)
• Robert Popwell – bass (5)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3-8), backing vocals (8)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 8)
• Donny Gerrard – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 8), lead vocals (7)
• Jay Gruska – backing vocals (1)
• David Lasley – backing vocals (1)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)
• Cinnamon Sharpe – backing vocals (1)
• Stewart Levine – backing vocals (8)

Handclaps on "Lucky"

• Lenny Castro, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Larsen, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro and Brenda Russell

Production

• Brenda Russell – executive producer
• Stewart Levine – producer
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Don Henderson – assistant engineer
• Stewart Whitmore – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Chuck Beeson – art direction
• Lynn Robb – design
• Paddy Reynolds – photography

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1981	US Billboard Top Soul Albums [6]	42

References

1. Brenda Russell: Love Life. A&M Records. March 1981.
2. Torres, Richard (September 24, 2000). "Brenda Russells' Comeback Ballads". Newsday. p. D33.
3. "Brenda Russell: Love Life". allmusic.com.
4. "Picks and Pans Review: Love Life". people.com. June 1, 1983.
5. Garland, Phyl (August 1981). "Brenda Russell: Love Life" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 46, no. 8. Stereo Review. p. 79.
6. "Brenda Russell: Love Life (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.