Ritual of Love
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ReleasedSeptember 10, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
StudioFlyte Tyme Studios, M'Bila Studios, Studio 415
| Ritual of Love | ||||
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| Released | September 10, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Flyte Tyme Studios, M'Bila Studios, Studio 415 | |||
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| Length | 58:31 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Calgary Herald | B[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Ritual of Love is the second album by the American singer Karyn White, released on September 10, 1991. It contains her biggest hit, "Romantic", as well as her R&B hit, "The Way I Feel About You".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Romantic" | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Karyn White | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Ritual of Love" | Jam, Lewis, White | 4:36 |
| 3. | "The Way I Feel About You" | Zachary Harmon, Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy, White | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Hooked on You" | Jam, Lewis | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Walkin' the Dog" | Tony Haynes, Lewis, Laney Stewart, White | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Love That's Mine" | Jam, Lewis, White | 4:54 |
| 7. | "How I Want You" | Haynes, Stewart, White | 4:57 |
| 8. | "One Heart" | Jam, Lewis | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Tears of Joy" | Vernon D. Fails, Jam, Lewis, Michael J. Powell, White | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Beside You" | Haynes, Gary Hines, White | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Do Unto Me" | Harmon, Haynes, Troy, White | 5:25 |
| 12. | "Hard to Say Goodbye" | Haynes, Jam, Lewis, Lawrence Waddell, White | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 58:31 | ||
Production
- Produced by Christopher Troy & Zachary Harmon, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Michael J. Powell, Laney Stewart & Karyn White
- Executive producers: Jimmy Jam, Benny Medina, Karyn White
- Engineers: Mike Girgis, Steve Hodge, Michael Iacopelli, Terry Lewis, Al Richardson, David Rideau, Eric Sproul, Laney Stewart, David Ward II
- Assistant engineer: Milton Chan
- Mixing: Milton Chan, Steve Hodge, Barney Perkins, Michael J. Powell
Personnel
- Drums, percussion: Trenon Graham, Michael J. Powell, Stokley, David Ward II
- Drum programming: Laney Stewart, Stokley
- Bass: Edgar "Boney E." Hinton, Terry Lewis
- Synthesized bass: Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy
- Keyboards, synthesizers: Lance Alexander (also sampling), Vernon D. Fails, Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Keri Lewis, Bruce Sterling, Laney Stewart, Christopher Troy, Lawrence Waddell, David Ward II
- Guitars: Richard Davis, Michael J. Powell
- Saxophone: Ken Holmen
- Backing vocals: Lance Alexander, Jearlyn Steele Battle, Joey Elias, Lisa Keith, Prof. T., Andre Shepard, Darron Story
