I Wanna Love Somebody

I Wanna Love Somebody is an album by the American musician Angela Bofill, released in 1993.^[2][3] Bofill supported the album with a North American tour.^[4]

I Wanna Love Somebody
Studio album by Angela Bofill
Released	1993
Genre	R&B jazz soul
Length	49:12
Label	Jive[1]
Producer	Eve Nelson Preston Glass
Angela Bofill chronology
Intuition (1988) I Wanna Love Somebody (1993) Love in Slow Motion (1996)

Production

The album was produced primarily by Eve Nelson.^[5] Bofill cowrote some of its songs.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[8]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "songs like 'Always a Part of Me', a breezy ballad, prove she’s still a sensual soul siren."^[8] USA Today determined that Bofill "still has a rich, multi-octave voice, and a knack for penning ballads that stick to the ribs."^[9] The Orlando Sentinel stated that "syrupy synths clog the production much of the time, but Bofill keeps her vocals tasteful even when the setting is tacky."^[10]

Track listing

1. "I Wanna Love Somebody" (Eve Nelson) – 4:06
2. "I Wonder" (Eve Nelson) – 5:33
3. "Never Too Much" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:30
4. "Heavenly Love" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 5:14
5. "Always a Part of Me" (Steven Birch, Preston Glass, Darrell Smith) – 5:12
6. "Te Amo" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:49
7. "Essence of My Light" (Eve Nelson) – 5:12
8. "I Still Believe in Love" (Angela Bofill, Ann Curless, Eve Nelson) – 4:50
9. "We Almost Had It Right" (Eve Nelson) – 3:42
10. "Amor Celestial" ["Heavenly Love", Spanish Version] – 5:10

Personnel

• Adam Kudzin – engineer, assistant engineer
• Amy Keyes – background vocals
• Andy Snitzer – saxophone
• Angela Bofill – vocals, background vocals
• Brenda White – background vocals
• Carl Burnett – guitar
• Chris Botti – trumpet
• Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
• Derek Jordan – background vocals
• Don Tittle – producer, engineer
• Duane Sexton – engineer, assistant engineer
• Earl Gardner – trumpet
• Eve Nelson – piano, arranger
• Francisco Centeno – bass guitar, background vocals
• Gerard Julien – engineer, assistant engineer
• Hugh Elliott – drums
• Jeff Mironov – guitar
• Joe Hornof – programming, drum sounds
• Joe Hornoff – synthesizer, programming, sound effects
• Kenny MacDougald – drums
• Kirk Whalum – saxophone
• Marc Shulman – guitar
• Michael Dumas – engineer, assistant engineer
• Neil Johnson – guitar
• Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
• Paulette McWilliams – background vocals
• Pete Christensen – background vocals, engineer, mixing
• Preston Glass – percussion, arranger, keyboards
• Rob Mullins – keyboards
• Scott Totten – guitar
• Steven Birch – programming
• Tao Gutierrez – percussion
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Werner Vana Gierig – piano
• Wilton Felder – bass guitar

References

1. Norment, Lynn (Apr 1993). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 48 (6): 18.
2. "Angela Bofill Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
3. Brewington, Ron (Apr–May 1993). "Hollywood Grapevine". The Crisis. 100 (4): 32.
4. Joyce, Mike (12 Mar 1993). "Bofill: Involved With 'Somebody'". The Washington Post. p. N18.
5. "I Wanna Love Somebody by Angela Bofill". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 6. Feb 6, 1993. p. 53.
6. Morgan, Joan (Jun 1993). "People: Angela Bofill". Essence. 24 (2): 48.
7. "Angela Bofill - I Wanna Love Somebody Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
8. "I Wanna Love Somebody". EW.com.
9. Jones IV, James T. (17 Feb 1993). "From Wheeler to Warwick, the women are out in force". USA Today. p. 4D.
10. Gettelman, Parry (12 Mar 1993). "Angela Bofill, I Wanna Love Somebody". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.