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Set My Love in Motion 
Summary
Set My Love In Motion is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released on October 21, 1981, by Motown.
| Set My Love in Motion | ||||
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| Released | October 21, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Producer | Hal Davis, Ollie Brown, Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The album yielded three singles: "You Set My Love in Motion", "Can't Shake Your Love" and "Quick Slick". Set My Love in Motion did not achieve much commercial success, reaching the lower half of the Billboard 200 album chart, where it peaked at No. 189, although fared better on the Black Albums chart, where it reached the top forty.
Track listing edit
Side one
- "Quick Slick" (Norma Helms, Hal Davis, Mitchell Bottler) – 5:24
- "Move It, Do It" (Angelo Bond, Todd Cochrane, William Weatherspoon) – 3:54
- "You Set My Love in Motion" (Maureen Bailey, David Richard Cohen) – 3:29
- "There's Nothing Like a Woman in Love" (Brian Short, Gloria Sklerov) – 4:22
- "Can't Shake Your Love" (Norma Helms, Hal Davis, Mitchell Bottler) – 4:12
Side two
- "I Must Be in Love" (Kenneth Hirsch, Mark Mueller) – 3:52
- "Wish Upon a Star" (Syreeta Wright) – 3:45
- "Out the Box" (Ollie E. Brown, Paul M. Jackson, Jr., Syreeta Wright) – 5:44
- "I Know The Way To Your Heart" (Joe Blocker, Marlo Henderson) – 4:07
- "I Love You" (Paul Hines, James S. Stewart, Jr., Syreeta Wright) – 4:21
Personnel edit
- Syreeta – vocals
- Barry Finnerty, Carlos Rios, David T. Walker, Robert Palmer – guitar
- Paul Jackson Jr. – synthesizer, guitar
- Todd Cochran – keyboards, synthesizer
- Nathan Watts, Romeo Williams – bass guitar
- Clarence McDonald, John Barnes, Sylvester Rivers – keyboards
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Marlo Henderson – guitar, sitar
- Wayne Stalling, William Bryant Jr. – clavinet, piano, synthesizer
- Eddie "Klunis" Summers, James Gadson, Kenneth Elliott, Ollie E. Brown – drums
- Melvin "Melmel" Webb, Ollie E. Brown, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Gary Herbig, Gerald Albright – saxophone
- Andrea Robinson, Jeanette Hawes, Jim Gilstrap, Lynn Davis, Marti McCall, Patti Brooks, Suzanne Coston – backing vocals
- Jerry Hey – horn arrangements
- Gene Page – string arrangements
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 189 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 40 |
References edit
External links edit
- Set My Love in Motion at Discogs (list of releases)