I Had a Love (album)

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I Had a Love
Studio album by Ben E. King
Released	1976
Genre	Soul
Length	36:09
Label	Atlantic[1]
Producer	Norman Harris
Ben E. King chronology
Supernatural (1975) I Had a Love (1976) Rhapsody (1976)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

I Had a Love is a studio album by Ben E. King, released in 1976. "I Had a Love" and "I Betcha Didn't Know That" were released as singles. "I Had a Love" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[5]

Production[]

"I Had a Love" was written by Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford.^[6]

Track listing[]

1. "I Had a Love" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - [3:37]
2. "I Betcha Didn't Know That" (Frederick Knight, Sam Dees) [4:46]
3. "Smooth Sailing" (Allan Felder) [3:18]
4. "No Danger Ahead" (Sam Dees) [4:11]
5. "Everybody Plays the Fool" (J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams, Rudy Clark) [5:21]
6. "Standing In the Wings of Heartache" (Clinton Moon, Sam Dees) [3:27]
7. "We Got Love" (Allan Felder, Bruce Gray, Norman Harris, T.G. Conway) - [3:58]
8. "Tower of Strength" (Bettye Crutcher, Frederick Knight, Sam Dees) [3:46]
9. "You're Stepping on My Heart (Tearing My World Apart)" (Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant) [3:45]

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