Songs of Love (Anita Ward album)

Songs of Love is the debut studio album by American singer Anita Ward released on Juana. It includes the chart-topping hit single "Ring My Bell". "Make Believe Lovers" was also released as a single but failed to chart. Big Break Records released this album on CD in March 2013.

Songs of Love
Studio album by Anita Ward
Released	1979
Studio	Malaco Studios, Jackson, Mississippi; Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; Criteria Studios, North Miami, Florida
Genre	Soul funk
Length	40:28
Label	Juana Records
Producer	Frederick Knight
Anita Ward chronology
Songs of Love (1979) Sweet Surrender (1979)
Singles from Songs of Love
"Make Believe Lovers" Released: 1978 "Ring My Bell" Released: 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Make Believe Lovers"	Frederick Knight David Camon Michael Ward Sam Dees	7:00
2.	"If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again"	Camon	4:11
3.	"Spoiled by Your Love"	Knight Dees	3:50
4.	"I Won't Stop Loving You"	Chuck Holmes	4:34
5.	"Ring My Bell"	Knight	8:11
6.	"Sweet Splendor"	Dees	3:48
7.	"There's No Doubt About It"	Joe Shamwell Tommy Tate	3:54
8.	"You Lied"	Anita Ward Holmes Jimmy Lowe	5:03

Personnel

• Strings and horns arrangements – Mike Lewis
• Bass guitar – Don Barrett, Ray Griffin
• Drums – James Stroud
• Engineer – James Griffin
• Guitar – Dino Zimmerman, Fred Knobloch, Michael Terence Ward, Michael Toles
• Keyboards – Carson Whitsett, Frederick Knight
• Producer, percussion, electronic drums – Frederick Knight
• Synthesizer – Carl Marsh
• Backing vocals – Cheryl Bundy, Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes, Frederick Knight, Sandra Rhodes, Valerie Williams
• Strings and horns – The Miami Symphony
• Photography – Gregory Heisler

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	73
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3]	31
US Billboard Top LP & Tapes[4]	8
US Billboard Top Soul LPs[5]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6]	Gold	50,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "Swedishcharts.com – Anita Ward – Songs of Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
4. "Anita Ward Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
5. "Anita Ward Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Anita Ward – Songs of love". Music Canada.

External links

• Songs of Love by Anita Ward at Discogs
• Songs of Love by Anita Ward at Allmusic
• "Songs of Love – The Medicine of Music"