Ritual of Love

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".

Ritual of Love
Studio album by Karyn White
Released	September 10, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	R&B new jack swing
Length	58:31
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Christopher Troy & Zachary Harmon Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Michael J. Powell Laney Stewart Karyn White
Karyn White chronology
Karyn White (1988) Ritual of Love (1991) Make Him Do Right (1994)
Singles from Ritual of Love
"Romantic" Released: August 23, 1991 "The Way I Feel About You" Released: November 7, 1991 "Walkin' the Dog" Released: February 27, 1992 "Do Unto Me" Released: June 25, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	B[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 152 US Billboard 200[6] 53 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 98 Chart (1992) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 48

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Gallucci, Michael. Ritual of Love review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
2. Obee, Dave (September 15, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
3. Linden, Amy (September 13, 1991). "Music Review - Ritual of Love". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 761.
5. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing February 17, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
6. "Karyn White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
7. "Karyn White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
10. "Japanese album certifications – Karyn White – Ritual of Love" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 21, 2022. Select 1993年3月 on the drop-down menu
11. "American album certifications – Karyn White – Ritual of Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 30, 2023.