I Wanna Love Somebody Explained
| I Wanna Love Somebody |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | Angela Bofill |
| Cover: | I Wanna Love Somebody.jpg |
| Released: | 1993 |
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| Length: | 49:12 |
| Label: | Jive[1] |
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| Prev Title: | Intuition |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Love in Slow Motion |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
I Wanna Love Somebody is an album by the American musician Angela Bofill, released in 1993.[2] [3] Bofill supported the album with a North American tour.[4]
Production
The album was produced primarily by Eve Nelson.[5] Bofill cowrote some of its songs.[6]
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "songs like 'Always a Part of Me', a breezy ballad, prove she’s still a sensual soul siren." USA Today determined that Bofill "still has a rich, multi-octave voice, and a knack for penning ballads that stick to the ribs."[7] The Orlando Sentinel stated that "syrupy synths clog the production much of the time, but Bofill keeps her vocals tasteful even when the setting is tacky."[8]
Track listing
- "I Wanna Love Somebody" (Eve Nelson) – 4:06
- "I Wonder" (Eve Nelson) – 5:33
- "Never Too Much" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:30
- "Heavenly Love" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 5:14
- "Always a Part of Me" (Steven Birch, Preston Glass, Darrell Smith) – 5:12
- "Te Amo" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:49
- "Essence of My Light" (Eve Nelson) – 5:12
- "I Still Believe in Love" (Angela Bofill, Ann Curless, Eve Nelson) – 4:50
- "We Almost Had It Right" (Eve Nelson) – 3:42
- "Amor Celestial" ["Heavenly Love", Spanish Version] – 5:10
Personnel
- Adam Kudzin – engineer, assistant engineer
- Amy Keyes – background vocals
- Andy Snitzer – saxophone
- Angela Bofill – vocals, background vocals
- Brenda White – background vocals
- Carl Burnett – guitar
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
- Derek Jordan – background vocals
- Don Tittle – producer, engineer
- Duane Sexton – engineer, assistant engineer
- Earl Gardner – trumpet
- Eve Nelson – piano, arranger
- Francisco Centeno – bass guitar, background vocals
- Gerard Julien – engineer, assistant engineer
- Hugh Elliott – drums
- Jeff Mironov – guitar
- Joe Hornof – programming, drum sounds
- Joe Hornoff – synthesizer, programming, sound effects
- Kenny MacDougald – drums
- Kirk Whalum – saxophone
- Marc Shulman – guitar
- Michael Dumas – engineer, assistant engineer
- Neil Johnson – guitar
- Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
- Paulette McWilliams – background vocals
- Pete Christensen – background vocals, engineer, mixing
- Preston Glass – percussion, arranger, keyboards
- Rob Mullins – keyboards
- Scott Totten – guitar
- Steven Birch – programming
- Tao Gutierrez – percussion
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Werner Vana Gierig – piano
- Wilton Felder – bass guitar
Notes and References
- Norment . Lynn . Sounding Off . Ebony . Apr 1993 . 48 . 6 . 18.
- Web site: Angela Bofill Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
- Brewington . Ron . Hollywood Grapevine . The Crisis . Apr–May 1993 . 100 . 4 . 32.
- News: Joyce . Mike . Bofill: Involved With 'Somebody' . The Washington Post . 12 Mar 1993 . N18.
- I Wanna Love Somebody by Angela Bofill . Billboard . Feb 6, 1993 . 105 . 6 . 53.
- Morgan . Joan . People: Angela Bofill . Essence . Jun 1993 . 24 . 2 . 48.
- News: Jones IV . James T. . From Wheeler to Warwick, the women are out in force . USA Today . 17 Feb 1993 . 4D.
- News: Gettelman . Parry . Angela Bofill, I Wanna Love Somebody . Orlando Sentinel . 12 Mar 1993 . Calendar . 8.
