Born to Love (Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack album)

Born to Love is a 1983 studio album of duets by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack, released on Bryson's label Capitol Records (although Flack was still an Atlantic Records artist). The album yielded the million-selling hit single "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. The track "Maybe" was written and recorded for the film Romantic Comedy.

Born to Love
Studio album by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
Released	July 22, 1983
Recorded	1982−83
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	36:13
Label	Capitol
Producer	Michael Masser Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager Bob Crewe Bob Gaudio Peabo Bryson Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack chronology
I'm the One (1982) Born to Love (1983) Greatest Hits (1984)
Singles from Born to Love
"Tonight I Celebrate My Love / Born to Love" Released: June 24, 1983 "You're Looking Like Love to Me / Let Me Be the One You Need" Released: September 12, 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 3:29
2. "Blame It on Me" (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager) - 4:12
3. "Heaven Above Me" (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe) - 4:34
4. "Born to Love" (Peabo Bryson) - 4:25
5. "Maybe" (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch) - 3:19
6. "I Just Came Here to Dance" (Kenneth Bell, Terry Skinner, J.L. Wallace) - 3:59
7. "Comin' Alive" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) - 3:34
8. "You're Lookin' Like Love to Me" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, Jerry Corbetta) - 3:59
9. "Can We Find Love Again" (Roberta Flack, Al Johnson) - 4:29

Personnel

• Roberta Flack – lead vocals, backing vocals (9)
• Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (4)
• Randy Kerber – electric piano (1)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (2, 5)
• Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (2, 5)
• Paul Delph – Prophet-10 programming (3), Prophet-10 (6)
• Bob Gaudio – acoustic piano (3), Rhodes piano (3), Prophet-10 (3), programming (3), LinnDrum (3), arrangements (3, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 6, 8), synthesizers (6, 8)
• Mark Parrish – Oberheim OB-X (4), Prophet-5 (4)
• Vance Taylor – Fender Rhodes (4), Oberheim OB-X (4), Synclavier (4)
• Jai Winding – Rhodes piano (6), arrangements (6, 8)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7), strings (7), arrangements (7)
• Jerry Corbetta – Fender Rhodes (8), Prophet-10 (8), synthesizer solo (8), arrangements (8)
• Richard Tee – keyboards (9)
• Marcus Miller – synthesizers (9), bass (9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 5)
• Dann Huff – guitar (2, 5)
• John Hauser – guitar (4)
• Richard Horton – guitar (4), guitar synthesizer (4)
• Tim May – guitar (6), acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (8)
• Georg Wadenius – guitar (9)
• Nathan East – bass (1, 7)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (2, 5)
• Leland Sklar – bass (6, 8)
• Carlos Vega – drums (1, 6, 7, 8)
• Jim Keltner – drums (2, 5)
• John Gilston – Simmons drums (3)
• Andre Robinson – drums (4)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5)
• Charles Bryson – percussion (4)
• Bobbye Hall – bongos (8), congas (8)
• Anthony MacDonald – percussion (9)
• Pete Christlieb – saxophone solo (3, 6)
• Ron Dover – tenor saxophone (4), backing vocals (4)
• Daniel Dillard – trumpet (4)
• Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet (4), flugelhorn (4)
• Felipe Mantine – flute (9)
• Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements (1)
• Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (1), orchestration (1), strings (7)
• Frank DeCaro – music contractor (2, 5)
• Mary Bridges – backing vocals (3)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (3)
• Patricia Hall – backing vocals (3)
• Luther Waters – backing vocals (3)
• Oren Waters – backing vocals (3)
• Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (3, 6, 8)
• Terry Young – backing vocals (3, 6, 8)
• Myra Walker – backing vocals (4)
• Dwight W. Watkins – backing vocals (4)
• Shirley Brewer – backing vocals (6, 8)
• Al Johnson – backing vocals (9), arrangements (9)

Production

• Don Grierson – executive producer
• Varnell Johnson – executive producer
• Michael Masser – producer (1, 7)
• Burt Bacharach – producer (2, 5)
• Carole Bayer Sager – producer (2, 5)
• Bob Crewe – producer (3, 6, 8)
• Bob Gaudio – producer (3, 6, 8)
• Peabo Bryson – producer (4)
• Ed Seay – assistant producer (4), engineer (4)
• Roberta Flack – producer (9)
• Al Johnson – associate producer (9)
• Jeremy Smith – engineer (1, 7)
• Howard Wolin – engineer (1, 7)
• Bruce Swedien – engineer (2, 5)
• Tony D'Amico – engineer (3, 6, 8), recording (3, 6, 8), mixing (8)
• Jay Messina – vocal recording (3, 6, 8)
• Tom Swift – vocal recording assistant (3, 6, 8)
• Eric Calvi – first engineer (9)
• Kendall Brown – second engineer (9)
• Steve Marcantonio – recording (9)
• Dick Bogart – mixing (1, 7)
• Russ Terrano – mixing (1, 7)
• Lee DeCarlo – mixing (3, 6)
• Jim Bell – mix assistant (3, 6, 8), assistant engineer (8), recording assistant (8)
• Roy Kohara – art direction
• John O'Brien – design
• Beverly Parker – photography
• Lamarries Moses – stylist
• Roger St. Pierre – liner notes

Studios

• Recorded at Record Plant (New York, NY); Westlake Studios and New Sound Labs (Los Angeles, CA); Studio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood, CA); A&M Studios and Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Record Plant; New Sound Labs; Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).

References

1. Theakston, Rob. Born to Love at AllMusic