Born to Love

Tracklist

• 1
  Tonight, I Celebrate My Love
  3:31
  3.8 ★
• 2
  Blame It on Me
  4:15
  5.0 ★
• 3
  Heaven Above Me
  4:37
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Born to Love
  4:29
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Maybe
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 6
  I Just Came Here to Dance
  4:03
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Comin’ Alive
  3:36
  4.0 ★
• 8
  You’re Lookin’ Like Love to Me
  4:03
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Can We Find Love Again
  4:31
  4.0 ★
• 10
  You’re Looking Like Love to Me (US Capitol single B‐5307)
  3:47
• 11
  Heaven Above Me (UK Capitol 12″ single 12CL 310)
  4:03
• 12
  Heaven Above Me (UK Capitol 7″ single CL 310)
  4:31

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Release credits

• Abraham Laboriel
  bass guitar [2, 5]
• Al Johnson
  associate [9], background vocals [9]
• Alan Hirshberg
  recording [1, 7]
• Andre Robinson
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Anthony MacDonald
  percussion [9]
• Bob Crewe
  producer [3, 6, 8]
• Bob Gaudio
  Rhodes piano [3], arranger [3, 6, 8], drum machine [3], piano [3], producer [6, 8], synthesizer [3, 8], vocal arranger [3, 8]
• Bobbye Hall
  bongos [8], congas [8]
• Bruce Swedien
  engineer [2, 5]
• Buddy Williams
  drums (drum set) [9]
• Burt Bacharach
  producer [2, 5]
• Carlos Vega
  drums (drum set) [1, 6-8]
• Carole Bayer Sager
  producer [2, 5]
• Charles Bryson
  percussion [4]
• Daniel Dillard
  trumpet [4]
• Dann Huff
  guitar [2, 5]
• Dick Bogert
  mix [1, 7]
• Dwight W. Watkins
  background vocals [4]
• Ed Seay
  assistant [4], engineer [4]
• Eric Calvi
  assistant [9]
• Felipe Mantine
  flute [9]
• Gene Page
  arranger [1], orchestrator [1]
• Georg “Jojje” Wadenius
  guitar [9]
• Greg Phillinganes
  piano [2, 5]
• Howard Lee Wolen
  engineer [1, 7]
• Jai Winding
  Rhodes piano [6], arranger [6, 8]
• Jay Messina
  lead vocals [3, 6, 8]
• Jeremy Smith
  engineer [1, 7]
• Jerry Corbetta
  Rhodes piano [8], arranger [8], solo [8], synthesizer [8]
• Jim Bell
  assistant [3, 6, 8]
• Jim Gilstrap
  background vocals [3]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [2, 5]
• John Gilston
  electronic drum set [3]
• John Hauser
  guitar [4]
• Kendall Brown
  additional [9], assistant [9]
• Kevin Fletcher
  additional [3, 6, 8], assistant [3, 6, 8]
• Lee DeCarlo
  mix [3, 6]
• Leland Sklar
  bass guitar [6, 8]
• Luther Waters
  background vocals [3]
• Marcus Miller
  bass guitar [9], synthesizer [9]
• Mark Parrish
  synthesizer [4]
• Mary Bridges
  background vocals [3]
• Michael Boddicker
  synthesizer [2, 5]
• Michael Masser
  arranger [1], producer [1, 7]
• Mona Lisa Young
  background vocals [3, 6, 8]
• Myra Walker
  background vocals [4]
• Nathan East
  bass guitar [1, 7]
• Oren Waters
  background vocals [3]
• Patricia Hall
  background vocals [3]
• Paul Delph
  synthesizer [3, 6]
• Paul Jackson, Jr.
  guitar [1-2, 5]
• Paulinho da Costa
  percussion [2, 5]
• Peabo Bryson
  background vocals [4], lead vocals [3-4, 6, 8-9], producer [4], vocal [1-2, 5, 7]
• Pete Christlieb
  saxophone [3, 6], solo [3, 6]
• Randy Kerber
  piano [1]
• Richard Horton
  guitar [4], guitar synthesizer [4]
• Richard Tee
  keyboard [9]
• Robbie Buchanan
  keyboard [7], string synthesizer [7], synthesizer [7]
• Roberta Flack
  background vocals [9], lead vocals [3-4, 6, 8-9], producer [9], vocal [1-3, 5-8]
• Ron Dover
  background vocals [4], tenor saxophone [4]
• Russ Terrana
  mix [1, 7]
• Shirley Brewer
  background vocals [6, 8]
• Steve Marcantonio
  recording [9]
• Terry Young
  background vocals [3, 6, 8]
• Thaddeus Johnson
  flugelhorn [4], trumpet [4]
• The Gene Page Strings
  strings [7]
• Tim May
  acoustic guitar [8], electric guitar [8], guitar [6]
• Tom Swift
  assistant [3, 6, 8], lead vocals [3, 6, 8]
• Tony D’Amico
  mix [8], recording [3, 6, 8]
• Vance Taylor
  Rhodes piano [4], synclavier [4]
• Show all credits (70)

Issues

• 

  B
  (Combined release view)
• B
  Born to Love

  12" Vinyl
  22 July 1983
• 

  B
  Born to Love

  12" Vinyl
  1983
• B
  Born to Love

  12" Vinyl
  1983
• B
  Born to Love

  CD
  21 December 1988
• 

  B
  Born to Love

  CD
  1989
• B
  Born to Love

  CD
  12 April 1991
• 

  B
  Born to Love

  CD
  28 June 1995
• 

  B
  Born to Love

  CD (expanded edition)
  17 June 2013
• 

  B
  Born To Love

  Digital Media
  5 October 2018
• 

  B
  Born to Love

  CD
  9 December 2020