So I Can Love You
1969 studio album by The Emotions
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So I Can Love You is the debut studio album by the Emotions, released in 1969 on Volt/Stax Records.[1]
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Studios | Memphis, Tennessee; Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
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| Label | Volt/Stax | |||
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| Singles from So I Can Love You | ||||
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Reception
Singles
"So I Can Love You" peaked at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[4][5] "The Best Part of a Love Affair" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard R&B singles chart.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "So I Can Love You" | Sheila Hutchinson | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Somebody Wants What I Got" | Pervis Staples | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Going on Strike" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 2:37 |
| 4. | "I Found My Man" | Wanda Hutchinson | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Got to Be the Man" | Hayes, Porter | 2:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Best Part of a Love Affair" | Hayes, Porter | 3:29 |
| 2. | "I Like It" | Hayes, Porter | 2:27 |
| 3. | "My Letter" | Staples | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Day Dreams" | Staples | 3:16 |
| 5. | "It's Not Fair" | Joe Hutchinson | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Two Lovers" | J. Hutchinson | 3:02 |
Personnel
- Shelia Hutchinson – lead vocals Side 1 Track 1- Side 2 Track 1,2,3 and 5
- Wanda Hutchinson – vocals Side 1 lead vocals on track 2 and 3. Shared leads on Tracks 4 and 5. Side 2 Track 6
- Jeanette Hutchinson – vocals[1] Shared lead vocals side 1 Tracks 4 and 5.Lead vocals side 2 track 4
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs[5] | 44 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| 1969 | "So I Can Love You" | 39 | 3 |
| "The Best Part of a Love Affair" | — | 27 | |