Love Potion

by New Birth

Overview

Their stay at Buddah all too brief, New Birth reassembled and headed to the shores of Warner Bros. for an extended stay, the first release from which came mere months after their departure from Buddah. Love Potion starts off promisingly enough with a cover of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds' chart-topping hit "Fallin' in Love" and ends with "Sure Thing" (which was previously on Dionne Warwick's 1975 smash album, Then Came You) and the Beatles' classic "The Long and Winding Road." But these are sadly the strongest moments on Love Potion, as the originals penned here by James Baker and Melvin Wilson are nowhere near New Birth's finest moments and come across as filler. This gives Love Potion a hurried feeling, as if Warner Bros. needed something immediately on the market to keep the group's presence in the public eye. Definitely a low point in the group's career. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	01/25/2005
Label:	Acrobat Music
UPC:	0824046512323
Rank:	107430

Tracks

1. Fallin' in Love
2. We Are All God's Children
3. I Never Felt This Way Before
4. Hurry Hurry
5. Slow Driving
6. The Long and Winding Road
7. Sure Thing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

New Birth   Primary Artist
Leslie Wilson   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Melvin Wilson   Chimes,Vocals,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
James "Iron Head" Baker   Drums,Piano,Chimes,Trombone,Synthesizer,ARP Synthesizer
Steve Neil   Bass
Tony Churchill   Sax (Tenor),Vocals (Background)
Leroy Taylor   Bass
Nathaniel Nelblett   Drums
Austin Lander   Flute,Handclapping,Sax (Baritone)
Alan Frey   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Robin Russell   Drums
Charlie Hearndon   Guitar,Synthesizer
Carl McDaniel   Guitar,Sax (Alto),Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Londie Wiggins   Vocals,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Robert Jackson   Piano,Trumpet,Synthesizer,Handclapping,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

John Lennon   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer,Lyricist
Melvin Wilson   Design,Composer,Producer
New Birth   Musician
Aaron Schroeder   Composer,Lyricist
David Cole   Liner Notes
Paul McCartney   Composer
James Baker   Composer
James "Iron Head" Baker   Producer
Ann Hamilton   Composer,Lyricist
George David Weiss   Composer
Dan Hamilton   Composer
John Van Hamersveld   Typography,Type Design
Gary Heery   Photography
Robert Lockart   Art Direction
George Weiss   Composer,Lyricist
Norman Seeff   Design,Photography