Love Forever Shines
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| Released | May 13, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 72:47 | |||
| Label | Pendulum | |||
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Love Forever Shines is the eighth studio album by American singer Regina Belle. It was released by Pendulum Records on May 13, 2008, in the United States. The album became Belle's highest-charting album since Reachin' Back (1995), peaking at number three on the US Top Gospel Albums and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2][3] The album's first single "God Is Good" peaked at number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
AllMusic editor Tammy La Gorce found that Love Forever Shines "proves it's never too late to return to the sound that gave you liftoff [...] Belle busts out a spiritual certainty that benefits from maturity. She's an artist who's been there, seen that, and she's saved some of her boldest, most bewitching moments [...] for this record. Jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul make appearances, but at the end of a long set of praising, cherishing and reaching for the vocal rafters this is a pure contemporary gospel project. Fans of the genre will wish she had abandoned her days of Peabo Bryson and Johnny Mathis duets for a walk down this path decades ago."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Forever Shines" |
| Walker | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Can't Nobody" | Shawn McLemore | McLemore | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Who Touched Me" | Michael McKay | Walker | 4:37 |
| 4. | "God Is Good" | Bernard Belle | B. Belle | 7:52 |
| 5. | "Almost Slipped" |
| Walker | 5:35 |
| 6. | "I Hope He Understands" | Davis | Walker | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Victory" |
| Walker | 5:26 |
| 8. | "God Said" |
| Walker | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Good to Be Loved" |
| B. Belle | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Come Into This Place" |
| Walker | 6:24 |
| 11. | "Coming Out of This" |
| Mayes | 4:26 |
| 12. | "I Call On Jesus" | Walker | Walker | 6:21 |
| 13. | "My Destiny" |
| Mayes | 3:32 |
| 14. | "I'll Never Leave You Alone" | R. Belle | Walker | 6:11 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians and vocalists
- Regina Belle – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 11–13)
- Chris Walker – all instruments (1, 8, 13), programming (1, 8, 13), backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 10–13)
- Mark Taylor – keyboards (2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12), organ (2, 3), backing vocals (3, 10)
- Bernard Belle – all instruments (9), programming (9)
- Gary Mayes – all instruments (11), programming (11)
- Glenn Piper – keyboards (14)
- Darrell Crooks – guitars (1, 12)
- Charles Walker Jr. – guitars (2)
- Rick Marcel – guitars (3)
- Randy Bowland – guitars (5, 7)
- Scott Denté – guitars (6)
- Jonathan DuBose – guitars (9, 10)
- Chris Black – bass (2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12)
- Ernest Walker – drums (2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12)
- Philip Lassiter – trumpet (11)
- The Nashville String Machine – strings (3, 6, 12)
- Earl Duncan – backing vocals (2)
- Eulanda Kinabru – backing vocals (2)
- Rhonda McLemore – backing vocals (2)
- Channel Straus – backing vocals (2)
- Nikki Sweat – backing vocals (2)
- Shawn McLemore – vocal ad libs (2)
- Angela Coher – backing vocals (3)
- Tekai Hicks – backing vocals (3, 5, 7)
- Victoria Purcell – backing vocals (3)
- Werner Richmond – backing vocals (3)
- Erin Stevenson – backing vocals (3)
- Bridgette Taylor – backing vocals (3, 5, 7, 8)
- Liz Vaughn – backing vocals (3), additional vocals (8)
- Alvin Darling – backing ad libs (4)
- Tiffany Riddick – backing ad libs (4), backing vocals (9)
- Melvin Williams – backing ad libs (4)
- Nichelle Brown – rap (8)
- Rosalyn Brunswick McDuffie – backing vocals (10)
- Nakita Clegg-Fox – backing vocals (10)
- Leona Daniels – backing vocals (10)
- Tanner Gary – backing vocals (10)
- Shirley Murdock – backing vocals (12, 13)
Music arrangements
- Chris Walker – arrangements (1, 5–8, 10, 12–14)
- Shawn McLemore – arrangements (2)
- Larry Baird – string arrangements (3, 6, 12)
- Mark Taylor – arrangements (3, 7, 10)
- Bernard Belle – arrangements (4, 9)
- Regina Belle – arrangements (7, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- James Brooks – arrangements (10)
- Philip Lassiter – horn arrangements (11)
- Gary Mayes – arrangements (11)
- Glenn Piper – arrangements (14)
Production
[edit]- Ray J. Davis – executive producer
- Ruben Rodriguez – executive producer
- Chris Walker – executive producer, mixing
- Haniel Trisha – engineer, mixing
- Jonathan DuBose – guitar recording (9, 10)
- Michael Modesto – additional engineer
- Leon Zervos – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Ivy Taylor – album coordinator
- Xavier Rodriguez – graphic design
- Drexina Nelson – photography
- Safira Sanders – photography assistant
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 119 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] | 14 |
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 15 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 AllMusic review
- ↑ "Regina Belle album chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ↑ Stay with Me chart history at AllMusic
- ↑ "Regina Belle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Regina Belle Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Regina Belle Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Regina Belle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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