Love Brought Me Back Explained

Love Brought Me Back
Type:Studio
Artist:D. J. Rogers
Cover:Love_Brought_Me_Back_AlbumCover.jpg
Released:1978
Recorded:1978
Studio:Total Experience Recording Studio (Hollywood, California) and Bolic Sound (Inglewood, California)
Genre:
Label:Columbia
Producer:D. J. Rogers
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Love Brought Me Back is the fifth album by D. J. Rogers, released in 1978. It was recorded at Bolic Sound and Total Experience Recording Studio. It was Rogers' first Columbia Records album.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[1] The singles "Love Brought Me Back" and "All My Love" charted on the Billboard R&B chart, reaching #20 and #87 respectively.[2]

Critical reception

Will Smith of the Omaha World-Herald wrote: "A note bending, gospel based direction akin to Stevie Wonder's is the product of singer D.J. Rogers. The uplifting nature of Rogers' tunes, lyrics and arrangements makes "Love Brought Me Back" (Columbia JC 35393) special." Sam Caputo of the Courier News wrote: "I haven't heard a more solid album of soul music in a long time. D.J. Rogers has been making albums for years but has not garnered the all-encompassing fame of Stevie Wonder, whose music his resembles. Rogers is completely responsible for the resemblance (although he may not be aware of it) as he sang, composed, arranged, produced, conducted and played keyboard for the entire album." Caputo added "The album is great for dancing and Rogers writes lyrics which are slightly better than Stevie's."[3] Elton Alexander of the Dayton Daily News said: "Not bad stuff. Produced, written, arranged and conducted by Mr. Rogers, this platter will do well in any record collection. A lot of brass and hard-driving soul, especially in the title tune. This man has some talent and displays it well."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by D. J. Rogers except where indicated

  1. "Love Brought Me Back" - 5:29
  2. "Joy from You" - 2:49
  3. "When Love Is Gone" - 5:25
  4. "Yesterday Never Returns" - 3:40
  5. "Sold on You" - 4:39
  6. "You Take Me Higher (Brazilian Lover)" - 3:28
  7. "Hold Me" - 3:29
  8. "All My Love" - 5:58
  9. "Changed" (Walter Hawkins) - 2:18

Personnel

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChart positions[6]
US
R&B
1978"All My Love"87
"Love Brought Me Back"[7] 20

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: D.J. Rogers - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715005547/https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-rogers/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums. dead. July 15, 2019. Billboard.
  2. Web site: D.J. Rogers - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. https://web.archive.org/web/20190714233353/https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-rogers/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs. dead. July 14, 2019. Billboard.
  3. Web site: Mini-Record Reviews. Caputo, Sal. 21. December 9, 1978. Courier News. newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Mini-Record Reviews. Alexander, Elton. 108. September 3, 1978. Dayton Daily News. newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p25332/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} D. J. Rogers US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-04.
  6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p25332/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} D. J. Rogers US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-04.
  7. Web site: Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1978-09-09 . 2019-05-12.

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