| Love Talk | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bert deCoteaux, The Manhattans, Scorpicorn Music, Inc., Jack Faith | |||
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Love Talk is the tenth studio album by American vocal group the Manhattans, released in 1979 through Columbia Records. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [3] |
The album peaked at No. 20 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 141 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Here Comes the Hurt Again", which peaked at No. 29 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "The Way We Were" / "Memories", which reached No. 33 on the same chart.
The Bay State Banner wrote that "these kings of the somber narrative, this selection of songs and lead vocals are worthy of being included in any all-time listing of vocal groups works." [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "After You" | Doug Frank, Doug James | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Love Talk" | Winfred Lovett | 4:33 |
| 3. | "The Right Feeling at the Wrong Time" | Barbara Wyrick, Keith Lamb | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Devil in the Dark" | Allan Felder, T.G. Conway, Cary Gilbert | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Here Comes the Hurt Again" | Frank Johnson | 4:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I Just Wanna Be the One in Your Life" | Michael Price, Daniel Walsh | 3:41 |
| 7. | "New York City" | Winfred Lovett | 4:29 |
| 8. | "That's Not Part of the Show" | Edward Bivins | 4:27 |
| 9. | "The Way We Were" / "Memories" (Medley) | Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman / Gus Kahn, Egbert Van Alstyne | 5:13 |
| 10. | "We Tried" | Winfred Lovett | 3:38 |
Album
| Chart (1979) | Peaks [5] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 141 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 20 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B [5] | ||
| 1979 | "Here Comes the Hurt Again" | 29 |
| "The Way We Were" / "Memories" (medley) | 33 | |
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