Open Up Your Love

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Open Up Your Love
The Whispers Open Up Your Love.jpg
Studio album by
The Whispers
Released1977
GenreSoul, funk, disco
LabelSoul Train
ProducerDon Cornelius, Dick Griffey, The Whispers
The Whispers chronology
One for the Money
(1976) 		Open Up Your Love
(1977) 		Headlights
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars [1]

Open Up Your Love is an album by The Whispers. Released in 1977, this album reached number 23 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart. This was their last album on Don Cornelius's Soul Train Records before transitioning over to manager Dick Griffey's SOLAR Records.

The single "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" was featured in the motion picture Waiting to Exhale, but did not appear on the soundtrack.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Make It with You"David Gates4:59
2."Chocolate Girl"Wayne Bell3:38
3."Love Is a Dream"Wayne Bell4:49
4."Open Up Your Love"Wayne Bell4:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."I Fell in Love Last Night (At the Disco)"Malcolm Anthony4:27
6."You Are Number One"Malcolm Anthony3:59
7."You Never Miss The Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)"Don Cornelius3:34
8."I'm Gonna Make You My Wife"Wayne Bell4:59

Credits[]

  • A&R, Coordinator – Marge Meoli
  • Arranged By [Background Vocal Arrangements] – Nick Caldwell
  • Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangements] – Gene Page, Jerry Peters
  • Arranged By [String And Horn Arrangements] – Bruce Miller (2), Gene Page
  • Bass – Alphonso Johnson, Wilton Felder
  • Design [Album] – Gribbitt, Tim Bryant (2)
  • Drums – Ed Greene (2), James Gadson
  • Engineer [Mix] – Steve Hodge
  • Engineer [Recording] – Mic Litz, Peter Granet, Steve Hirsch, Steve Mazlow
  • Executive-Producer – Dick Griffey, Don Cornelius
  • Guitar – David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Lee Ritenour, Marlo Henerson, Wah Wah Watson
  • Keyboards – Joseph Sample, Reginald (Sonny) Burke
  • Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
  • Photography By – Ron Slenzak
  • Producer – Dick Griffey, Don Cornelius, The Whispers
  • Soloist, Bass [Fretless Bass] – Alphonso Johnson (tracks: B3)
  • Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Terry Harrington (tracks: B4)[2]

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 65
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 23

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
Pop 		US
R&B
1977 "Make It With You" 94 10
1978 "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" - 54

References[]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. The Whispers: Open Up Your Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ The Whispers – Open Up Your Love (1977, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-04-10
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  4. ^ "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.

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