Love Life (Brenda Russell album)

Love Life is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1981 by A&M Records.

Critical reception

People described the LP as "eight of her pleasantly upbeat songs delivered with sassy-to-soothing vocals". Phyl Garland of Stereo Review called the album "fresh, accessible and delightful".

Track listing

Personnel

• Brenda Russell – lead vocals, backing vocals (2–8), acoustic piano (2–7), clavinet (6)
• Neil Larsen – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano (1), organ (4, 5), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), backing vocals (8)
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (1–5)
• Don Grusin – synthesizers (8)
• Steve Lukather – guitar solo (1, 5), electric guitar (2, 6, 7), guitars (4, 5, 8), first guitar solo (8)
• Dean Parks – guitars (1, 3–5), electric guitar (2, 7), acoustic guitar solo (2), acoustic guitar (7)
• Buzz Feiten – guitars (8), second guitar solo (8), backing vocals (8)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (1–4, 6–8)
• Robert Popwell – bass (5)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3–8), backing vocals (8)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 8)
• Donny Gerrard – backing vocals (1, 5, 6, 8), lead vocals (7)
• Jay Gruska – backing vocals (1)
• David Lasley – backing vocals (1)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)
• Cinnamon Sharpe – backing vocals (1)
• Stewart Levine – backing vocals (8)

Handclaps on "Lucky"

• Lenny Castro, Abraham Laboriel, Neil Larsen, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro and Brenda Russell

Production

• Brenda Russell – executive producer
• Stewart Levine – producer
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Don Henderson – assistant engineer
• Stewart Whitmore – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Chuck Beeson – art direction
• Lynn Robb – design
• Paddy Reynolds – photography

Charts

References