Love the Woman
Studio album by
Chanté Moore
ReleasedJune 17, 2008
GenreR&B[1]
Length47:53
LabelPeak
Producer
Chanté Moore chronology
Uncovered/Covered
(2006)		 Love the Woman
(2008)		 Moore Is More
(2013)
Singles from Love the Woman
  1. "It Ain't Supposed to Be This Way"
    Released: May 12, 2008

Love the Woman is the fifth solo album by singer Chanté Moore. It was released by Peak Records on June 17, 2008 in the United States. Her debut with the label, it marked her first release without husband Kenny Lattimore as a duet partner since the release of her 2000 album Exposed. Moore reunited with producer George Duke and consulted Raphael Saadiq and Warryn Campbell to work with her on Love the Woman with the result that it encompasses contemporary R&B, jazz, and pop, and also finds Moore personalizing songs by two past artists, including Minnie Riperton and Nancy Wilson. Love the Woman spawned the single "It Ain't Supposed to Be This Way" which peaked at number 21 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(favorable)[2]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that Love the Woman "sounds like a natural extension" of Moore's previous album Exposed, "in fact, even though it clearly had a lower production budget (she's now on an independent) and is not aiming at the pop chart [...] Since many of the slow-pulse productions run together, with little to distinguish themselves from one another, it can take a couple listens to grasp which is which. It doesn't help that the only truly uptempo track, "Can't Do It," does not fit into this smooth and polished set in any way, with its vinyl crackle, overbearing horn blurts, touches of unnecessary vocal effects, and lyrics Moore does not seem to be feeling all that much."[1]

Chart performance

Love the Woman debuted and peaked at number 110 on the US Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[3] By November 2008, it had sold 25,000 copies in the United States.[4]

Track listing

Love the Woman track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Always Gonna Be Somethin"
W. Campbell3:32
2."Can't Do It"
W. Campbell3:13
3."Special"
Saadiq4:22
4."It Ain't Supposed to Be This Way"Shelea Frazier
  • Frazier
  • Jan "ODubbG" Fairchild[a]
3:43
5."My Eyes"
  • J. Campbell
  • W. Campbell
W. Campbell3:56
6."Give Me Time"
  • Leonard Castro
  • Lila F. Hurtado
George Duke5:03
7."Do for You"
  • Dixon
  • Dawkins
4:10
8."Love the Woman"
  • Moore
  • Jamey Jaz
Jaz4:48
9."Love Action"
  • Moore
  • Jaz
Jaz4:15
10."First Kiss"FrazierFrazier2:47
11."Guess Who I Saw Today"
Duke5:47
Circuit City bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."This Could Be the Start of Something"Steve AllenDuke2:17
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Love Fell on Me"FrazierFrazier2:17

Notes

  • ^a denotes additional producer

Charts

Chart performance for Love the Woman
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 14

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Love the Woman - Chanté Moore - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Angus. "Review of Chante Moore - Love The Woman". BBC. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Chante Moore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (October 31, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Ashanti, Nelly, Chate Moore, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, BlackGirl". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chante Moore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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