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| Released | June 11, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Post-disco | |||
| Length | 38:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Luther Vandross | |||
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| Singles from Instant Love | ||||
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Instant Love is a 1982 album by American singer Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records. Luther Vandross produced the album and also performed a duet with Lynn on "If This World Were Mine", a cover of the original recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The arrangements were by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Nat Adderley, Jr. The album peaked at #7 on the R&B album charts and #133 on The Billboard 200.
Coming off of his success with Aretha Franklin's "Jump to It," Cheryl and Luther delivered the title cut as a first single, but it only reached #16 on the R&B charts. The two artists did however make an impact with their duet on a remake of the Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell classic "If This World Were Mine" which became the biggest hit (#4 R&B) off of this album. A third single, "Look Before You Leap", stalled out at #77 on the R&B charts.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
In his retrospective review for AllMusic, editor Ron Wynn rated the album three out of five stars. He found that Lynn and Luther Vandross's "duet on "If This World Were Mine" was wonderful, one of the few that came close to rivaling the definitive Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell original. Both it and the title cut were big hits, and it seemed Lynn was about to make the breakthrough. But the album itself didn't quite explode, and Lynn just missed reaching the next level on the urban contemporary circuit."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Instant Love" | 5:12 | |
| 2. | "Sleep Walkin'" |
| 6:27 |
| 3. | "Day After Day" | Tawatha Agee | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Look Before You Leap" | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "Say You'll Be Mine" |
| 5:07 |
| 6. | "I Just Wanna Be Your Fantasy" |
| 4:04 |
| 7. | "Believe in Me" | Ashford & Simpson | 3:24 |
| 8. | "If This World Were Mine" (with Luther Vandross) | Marvin Gaye | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 38:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Instant Love" (single edit) |
| 3:58 |
| 10. | "If This World Were Mine" (with Luther Vandross) | Gaye | 4:00 |
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 133 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
References
- ^ "Cheryl Lynn - Instant Love - charts". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Instant Love". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Cheryl Lynn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Cheryl Lynn Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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