Flowers (The Emotions song) explained

Flowers
Cover:	Flowers (The Emotions song).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	The Emotions
Album:	Flowers
Released:	May 1976
B-Side:	I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love
Genre:	Pop, R&B
Length:	3:43
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Maurice White, Charles Stepney
Next Title:	I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love
Next Year:	1976

"Flowers" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions, and the title track to their 1976 album. It was released as a single in May 1976 by Columbia Records.^[1] The single reached No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 2 on the NZ Top 40 Singles chart.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Overview

"Flowers" was produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White and Charles Stepney. The track was composed by White with Al McKay.

Critical reception

AllMusic described "Flowers" as a song which "smoothes the mood with the girl's sweet R&B vocals.^[5]

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
NZ Top 40 Singles^[6]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Songs	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	87

Notes and References

1. The Emotions: Flowers. May 1976. Columbia Records.
2. Web site: The Emotions: Flowers (Hot Soul Songs). billboard.com.
3. Web site: The Emotions: Flowers. Official New Zealand Music Chart. charts.nz.
4. Web site: September 10, 1978 . NZ Top 40 Singles Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20230815005721/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index?chart=2806 . dead . August 15, 2023 . 2023-08-15 . nztop40.co.nz . . en.
5. Web site: The Emotions: Flowers. AllMusic.
6. Web site: September 10, 1978 . NZ Top 40 Singles Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20230815005721/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index?chart=2806 . dead . August 15, 2023 . 2023-08-15 . nztop40.co.nz . . en.