Shouting Out Love Explained

Shouting Out Love
Type:	single
Artist:	The Emotions
Album:	Sunshine
Released:	October 1977
B-Side:	Baby I'm Through
Genre:	Pop, R&B
Length:	3:12
Label:	Stax
Producer:	Al Bell, William Brown, Marvell Thomas

"Shouting Out Love" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions issued as a single in October 1977 by Stax Records.^[1] The single rose to No. 12 on the Cashbox Top R&B Songs chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.^{[2] [3]}

Overview

"Shouting Out Love" was composed by Carl Smith and produced by Al Bell, William Brown and Marvell Thomas. The song also came off The Emotions' 1977 album Sunshine

Critical reception

Andrew Hamilton of Allmusic described Shouting Out Love as a song with "a good beat, a great hook, and sensational vocals."^[4]

Appearances in other media

The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 2012 feature film The Sapphires.^[5]

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak
U.S. Cashbox Top R&B Songs	12
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Songs	31

Notes and References

1. The Emotions: Shouting Out Love. October 1977. Stax Records.
2. Web site: Cashbox R&B Singles. January 21, 1978. Cashbox. cashboxmagazine.com.
3. Web site: The Emotions: Shouting Out Love (Hot Soul Songs). Billboard. billboard.com.
4. Web site: The Emotions: Sunshine. Hamilton, Andrew. Allmusic. allmusic.com.
5. Web site: The Sapphires (soundtrack). imdb.com.