Released September 20, 2005 Length 58:03 Release date 20 September 2005 | Recorded 2005 | |
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Producer Narada Michael WaldenRex RideoutBarry J. Eastmond, John Burk, Bradley SpalterJean HermanowskiOmar EdwardsReed Vertelney Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Contemporary R&B | ||
Love & Life is the debut studio album by La Toya London. It was released on September 20, 2005 through the record label Peak Records and distributed through Concord Records. The album features a mix of R&B, soul, jazz and hip-hop, and has sold approximately 73,000 copies since its release.
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Critical response
A reviewer from the San Francisco Chronicle called her "impassioned and polished" with "sumptuous, wondrously elastic mezzo pipes". A reviewer from People magazine called it one of the best post-American Idol albums, and a reviewer from iTunes named it one of the best albums of 2005, and her song "Non A What'cha Do" as one of the best individual recordings of the year.
Commercial performance
Love & Life sold 12,546 albums in its first week, landing at number 82 on Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and at number 27 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. To date, it has sold approximately 58,000 copies, including 15,000 digital downloads.
Singles
Love & Life spawned three singles: "Appreciate", "Every Part of Me", and "State of My Heart". "State of My Heart" reached number 40 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number five on the radio industry periodical Friday Morning Quarterback's Adult Contemporary spin chart.
Songs
1Scandalous4:20
2Every Part of Me3:29
3Learn to Breathe4:23