Love Me Again (album)

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Love Me Again
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Studio album by
Rita Coolidge
ReleasedMay 1978
Studio Sunset Sound Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre Pop
Length34:15
Label A&M
Producer David Anderle, Booker T. Jones
Rita Coolidge chronology
Anytime…Anywhere
(1977)		Love Me Again
(1978)		 Natural Act (with Kris Kristofferson)
(1978)

Love Me Again is an album by the American musician Rita Coolidge, released in 1978 through A&M Records. "You" was released as the first single. It was previously recorded by Australian recording artist Marcia Hines. Coolidge's version, in contrast to Hines', is more mellow in tone and it became a Top 40 hit in both the United States and Canada during the summer of 1978. Despite the song having previously hit in Australia, Coolidge's version did not chart there. The title track "Love Me Again" was released as a single and then covered and appeared as a single for Patti Austin in 1980.

Contents

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail wrote that Coolidge "is at her most effective when the beat is slow and she gets plenty of time to think... 'Slow Dancer', with Booker T. in the background, is the best cut on the album, and a tedious version of 'Bye Bye Love' is the worst." [1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "You" (Tom Snow) – 3:14
  2. "Slow Dancer" (Boz Scaggs, George Daly) – 4:01
  3. "Sweet Inspiration" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) – 2:59
  4. "Love Me Again" (David Lasley, Allee Willis) – 3:38
  5. "It Just Keeps You Dancing" (Booker T. Jones, Donna Weiss) – 3:04

Side two

  1. "Bye Bye, Love" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:58
  2. "The Jealous Kind" (Robert Charles Guidry) – 4:19
  3. "Hello Love, Goodbye" (Johnny Rodriguez) – 3:45
  4. "You're So Fine" (Lance Finnie, William Schofield) – 3:02
  5. "Songbird" (Christine McVie) – 2:57

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [2] 26
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 51
US Billboard 200 [4] 32

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold20,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ McGrath, Paul (21 June 1978). "Rita Coolidge discovers taste". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 74. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Rita Coolidge | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rita Coolidge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Awards from Oz" (PDF). Cash Box . February 7, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved December 4, 2021– via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Love Me Again". Music Canada.
  7. ↑ "British album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Love Me Again". British Phonographic Industry.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Rita Coolidge – Love Me Again". Recording Industry Association of America.
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