Love & Life (LaToya London album)

Love & Life is the debut studio album by La Toya London. It was released on September 20, 2005 through the record label Peak Records and distributed through Concord Records. The album features a mix of R&B, soul, jazz and hip-hop, and has sold approximately 73,000 copies since its release.

Love & Life
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005
Recorded2005
GenreR&B, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop
Length58:03
LabelPeak Records
ProducerNarada Michael Walden
Rex Rideout
Barry J. Eastmond, John Burk, Bradley Spalter
Jean Hermanowski
Omar Edwards
Reed Vertelney

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
WonderingSound.com[2]favorable

A reviewer from the San Francisco Chronicle called her "impassioned and polished" with "sumptuous, wondrously elastic mezzo pipes". A reviewer from People magazine called it one of the best post-American Idol albums, and a reviewer from iTunes named it one of the best albums of 2005, and her song "Non A What'cha Do" as one of the best individual recordings of the year.

Commercial performance

Love & Life sold 12,546 albums in its first week, landing at number 82 on Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and at number 27 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. To date, it has sold approximately 58,000 copies, including 15,000 digital downloads.[3]

Singles

Love & Life spawned three singles: "Appreciate", "Every Part of Me", and "State of My Heart". "State of My Heart" reached number 40 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number five on the radio industry periodical Friday Morning Quarterback's Adult Contemporary spin chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Scandalous"Bradley Spalter, Phillip WhiteJean Hermanowski, Stereo4:18
2."Every Part of Me"Matthew GerrardNarada Michael Walden3:27
3."Learn to Breath"Peer AstromNarada Michael Walden4:21
4."Appreciate" (featuring Black Thought)La Toya London, Phil Scott, Aleese Simmons, Bradley SpalterBradley and 33:41
5."State of My Heart"Carol Bayer SagerNarada Michael Walden, John Burk4:42
6."Practice Makes Perfect"Robbie Nevil, Reed VertenleyReed Vertelney3:35
7."Meet Me Halfway"Barry J. Eastmond, Tiffany Palmer, Carlos RickettsJean Hermanowski4:02
8."Waiting for You"Barry J. Eastmond, La Toya LondonBarry J. Eastmond4:55
9."Anything"Omar Edwards, La Toya London, Keniece "kween" FordOmar Edwards5:19
10."Non a Watcha Do"La Toya London, Aleese Simmons, Bradley Spalter, Deborah Thomas, Antwan ThompsonBradley Spalter4:15
11."I Can't Hide (What's in My Heart)" Rex Rideout4:07
12."More"La Toya London, Rex RideoutRex Rideout4:14
13."How I Love the Rain"Ken HirschBarry J. Eastmond5:10
14."All by Myself"Eric CarmenBarry J. Eastmond4:06

References

  1. Chisling, Matthew. "All Music Review". Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. Banks, Robin. "WonderingSound Review". Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  3. The Ultimate SoundScan Sales/Download Checklist - Idol Chatter - USATODAY.com Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.