"When Love Goes Wrong"
Single by Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album In the Name of Love
Released1997
GenreFunk, R&B
Length4:20
LabelRhino
Songwriter(s)Philip Bailey, Andrew Klippel, Alan Glass
Producer(s)Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Revolution"
(1997)		 "When Love Goes Wrong"
(1997)		 "September '99"
(1999)

"When Love Goes Wrong" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in 1997 on Rhino Records from the album In the Name of Love.[1] It reached No. 33 on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart.[2]

Overview

"When Love Goes Wrong" was produced by Maurice White and written by Philip Bailey, Andrew Klippel and Alan Glass. The song is from Earth, Wind and Fire's 1997 studio album In the Name of Love.[1]

Critical reception

David Stubbs of Uncut proclaimed "Philip Bailey shows he's chockful to the falsetto brim with the milk of human soulfulness" on the tune.[3] Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post found that "on the slower romantic ballads such as When Love Goes Wrong and Cruising, Bailey's impossibly high tenor sounds as if it's in a permanent swoon.".[4] Omoronke Idowu of Vibe called the song "a silky celestial ballad".[5] Al Rasheed Dauda of Vox stated "Philip Bailey and his unrivalled falsetto blesses the ballads When Love Goes Wrong and Cruisin'.[6] Steve Jones of USA Today also declared that "the mellow grooves of Cruisin' and When Love Goes Wrong showcase Philip Bailey's still brilliant falsetto".[7]

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Adult R&B Airplay[2] 33

References

  1. 1 2 Earth, Wind & Fire: When Love Goes Wrong. Rhino Records. 1997.
  2. 1 2 "Earth, Wind & Fire: When Love Goes Wrong (Adult R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ↑ Stubbs, David (September 1, 1997). "Earth, Wind & Fire: In the Name of Love". Uncut. No. 4. p. 84. ProQuest 1771203923.
  4. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey (August 8, 1997). "In the Name of Love: Earth, Wind & Fire". The Washington Post.
  5. ↑ Idowu, Omoronke (October 1997). "Earth, Wind and Fire: In the Name of Love (Pyramid Records)". Vol. 5, no. 8. Vibe Magazine. p. 162. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ↑ Al-Rasheed, Dauda (September 1, 1997). "Reviews: ALBUMS: EARTH, WIND & FIRE". Vox. No. 83. p. 98. ProQuest 1777027624.
  7. ↑ Jones, Steve (August 16, 1997). "Earth, Wind & Fire: In The Name of Love". Detroit Free Press. USA Today. p. 71 – via newspapers.com.


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