Soft Lights, Sweet Music

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Soft Lights, Sweet Music
Soft Lights, Sweet Music cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1980 at United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan
Universal Studio, Chicago, Illinois
Britannia Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Soul
Length36:32
Label RCA
Producer Don Davis
Enchantment chronology
Journey to the Land Of... Enchantment
(1979)
Soft Lights, Sweet Music
(1980)
Enchanted Lady
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Soft Lights, Sweet Music is the fourth album by the Detroit, Michigan-based R&B group Enchantment.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Settin' It Out" - 3:59
  2. "I'm Who You Found (Not Who You Lost)" - 4:13
  3. "I Believe in You" - 5:04
  4. "Moment of Weakness" - 3:45
  5. "I Can't Fake It" - 2:54
  6. "Soft Lights, Sweet Music" - 4:20
  7. "Are You Ready for Love" - 4:07
  8. "I Can't Be The One" - 3:07
  9. "You and Me" - 5:03

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 202
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 65
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
R&B

[2]
US
Dan

[2]
1980"Settin' It Out"47
1981"Moment of Weakness"47

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r366804/review
  2. 1 2 3 "US Charts > Enchantment". Allmusic . Retrieved 2015-03-15.