Released July 6, 1980 Length 43:41 Release date 6 July 1980 Producer Teena Marie | Recorded 1979–1980 Artist Teena Marie Label Motown/Universal Records | |
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Studio Motown/Hitsville Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California) Irons in the Fire
(1980) It Must Be Magic
(1981) Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Funk, Disco Similar Teena Marie albums, Funk albums | ||
Irons in the Fire is the third album by American R&B and soul singer Teena Marie, released on July 6, 1980 by Motown. Her first self produced effort, it was dedicated to her father, Thomas Leslie Brockert (1919-1976). It received positive reviews on its release. In a 2009 interview she named it as her personal favourite of all her albums.
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Reception
Irons in the Fire peaked at #9 on the Black Albums chart and #38 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "I Need Your Lovin'" peaked at #9 on the US Black Singles chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #28 in the United Kingdom, making it Marie's second and last top 30 single in that country. In addition, along with the track "Chains", "I Need Your Lovin'" peaked at number two for two weeks on the dance charts.
Track listing
All songs were written by Teena Marie, except where noted.
- "I Need Your Lovin'" – 7:31
- "Young Love" – 5:29
- "First Class Love" – 5:06
- "Irons in the Fire" – 3:33
- "Chains" – 7:11
- "You Make Love Like Springtime" – 4:59
- "Tune in Tomorrow" (Mickey Hearn, Marie) – 6:26
- "You Make Love Like Springtime (Reprise)" – 3:26
Personnel
Technical
Covers
In 2000, pop singer Sheena Easton covered "I Need Your Lovin" as a bonus track on her Disco album "Fabulous" for the Japanese market.
Songs
1I Need Your Lovin7:33
2Young Love5:31
3First Class Love5:08