Wanna Make Love

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Wanna Make Love
Studio album by
Sun
Released1976
Recorded1976
StudioCounterpart Recording Studios Cincinnati, Ohio
Genre Funk R&B
Label Capitol
Producer Byron Byrd & Beau Ray Fleming
Sun chronology
Wanna Make Love
(1976)
Sun Power
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Wanna Make Love is the debut album by Dayton, Ohio funk band Sun. It was originally titled Live On, Dream On but was re-released by Capitol several months later as Wanna Make Love due to the success of the single "Wanna Make Love".[ citation needed ]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Live On, Dream On" (Byron Byrd) – 4:49
  2. "Tell the People" (Byron Byrd, John Wagner) – 3:11
  3. "My Woman" (Byron Byrd) – 5:10
  4. "They're Calling for Me" (Chris Jones) – 7:05
  5. "Wanna Make Love" (Byron Byrd) – 3:36
  6. "Love Is Never Sure" (Harry McLoud, John Wagner) – 4:52
  7. "The Show Is Over" (Byron Byrd, John Wagner, Harry McLoud, Chris Jones, Hollis Melson, Gregory Webster, Clarence Willis) – 3:59
  8. "It's Killing Me" (Chris Jones) – 4:18
  9. "Give Your Love to Me" (Chris Jones) – 4:01

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
US Top Soul Albums (Billboard) [2] 54

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US
Pop
US
R&B
US
Dance
1976"Wanna Make Love"763115

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Sun: Wanna Make Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. "Sun US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  3. "Sun US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.