Ritual of Love
Ritual of Love is the second album by the American singer Karyn White, released on September 10, 1991. It contains her biggest hit, "Romantic", as well as her R&B hit, "The Way I Feel About You".
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| Released | September 10, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
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| Length | 58:31 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Singles from Ritual of Love | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B-[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Romantic" | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Karyn White | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Ritual of Love" | Jam, Lewis, White | 4:36 |
| 3. | "The Way I Feel About You" | Zachary Harmon, Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy, White | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Hooked on You" | Jam, Lewis | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Walkin' the Dog" | Tony Haynes, Lewis, Laney Stewart, White | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Love That's Mine" | Jam, Lewis, White | 4:54 |
| 7. | "How I Want You" | Haynes, Stewart, White | 4:57 |
| 8. | "One Heart" | Jam, Lewis | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Tears of Joy" | Vernon D. Fails, Jam, Lewis, Michael J. Powell, White | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Beside You" | Haynes, Gary Hines, White | 4:59 |
| 11. | "Do Onto Me" | Harmon, Haynes, Troy, White | 5:25 |
| 12. | "Hard to Say Goodbye" | Haynes, Jam, Lewis, Lawrence Waddell, White | 5:25 |
| Total length: | 58:31 | ||
Production
- Produced by Christopher Troy & Zachary Harmon, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Michael J. Powell, Laney Stewart & Karyn White
- Executive producers: Jimmy Jam, Benny Medina, Karyn White
- Engineers: Mike Girgis, Steve Hodge, Michael Iacopelli, Terry Lewis, Al Richardson, David Rideau, Eric Sproul, Laney Stewart, David Ward II
- Assistant engineer: Milton Chan
- Mixing: Milton Chan, Steve Hodge, Barney Perkins, Michael J. Powell
Personnel
- Drums, percussion: Trenon Graham, Michael J. Powell, Stokley, David Ward II
- Drum programming: Laney Stewart, Stokley
- Bass: Edgar "Boney E." Hinton, Terry Lewis
- Synthesized bass: Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy
- Keyboards, synthesizers: Lance Alexander (also sampling), Vernon D. Fails, Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Keri Lewis, Bruce Sterling, Laney Stewart, Christopher Troy, Lawrence Waddell, David Ward II
- Guitars: Richard Davis, Michael J. Powell
- Saxophone: Ken Holmen
- Backing vocals: Lance Alexander, Jearlyn Steele Battle, Joey Elias, Lisa Keith, Prof. T., Andre Shepard, Darron Story
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Gallucci, Michael. Ritual of Love review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- Linden, Amy (September 13, 1991). "Ritual of Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 761.
- "Karyn White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- "Karyn White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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