Emotion (Samantha Sang album)

Emotion
Studio album by Samantha Sang
Released	1978
Recorded	1977
Genre	Pop, disco, soft rock, art rock
Label	Private Stock
Producer	Gary Klein, Nick DeCaro, Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Samantha Sang chronology
Emotion (1978) From Dance to Love (1979)

Emotion is the debut album by Australian singer Samantha Sang released in 1978.^[1] It features her biggest hit "Emotion" (US #3) as well as her follow-up hit, "You Keep Me Dancin'" (US #56).^[2]

Barry Gibb produced and sang background vocals on the title track "Emotion", which he also co-wrote, as well as "When Love Is Gone".

Sang covered Eric Carmen's 1978 hit song "Change of Heart"; it was featured as the B-side of "You Keep Me Dancin'".^[3] Sang re-recorded her 1970 single "The Love of a Woman", a song written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. Sang also covered "Charade", a song by the Bee Gees from 1974.

Track listing[]

1. "You Keep Me Dancing" (Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer) – 2:59
2. "Charade" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:29
3. "Emotion" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:43
4. "Change of Heart" (Eric Carmen) – 3:14
5. "Living Without Your Love" (David Wolfert, Steve Nelson) – 3:51
6. "La La La - I Love You" (Thom Bell, William Hart) – 3:59
7. "But If She Moves You" (Arty Simon) – 4:15
8. "When Love Is Gone" (Francis Lai, Brian Wells, Paul Evans) – 3:46
9. "I Don't Wanna Go" (Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:33
10. "The Love of a Woman" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:58

Personnel[]

• Samantha Sang – vocals
• Barry Gibb – harmony and background vocals (tracks 3 and 8)
• Joey Murcia – guitar (tracks 3 and 8)
• George Bitzer – keyboards (tracks 3 and 8)
• Harold Cowart – bass (tracks 3 and 8)
• Ron Ziegler – drums (tracks 3 and 8)
• David Blumber – arranger
• James Newton Howard – synthesizer, arranger
• Neil Terk – art director, design
• Jim Massey – creative director
• Al Schmitt – engineer (remix)
• Frank Laffitte – photographer
• Gary Klein – producer

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