I Had to Fall in Love

I Had to Fall in Love
Studio album by Jean Terrell
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Studios	Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Soul
Length	34:01
Label	A&M
Producer	Bobby Martin

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I Had to Fall in Love was the 1978 debut and only solo album released by former Supremes lead singer Jean Terrell, on the A&M label.

Track listing

1. "Don't Stop Reaching for the Top" (Jimmie Davis, Jeffrey Osborne) - (4:13)
2. "No One Like My Baby" (Fred Bliffert) - (3:45)
3. "Rising Cost of Love" (Bobby Martin, Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (3:34)
4. "Change Up" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (5:00)
5. "How Can You Live (Without Love)" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (3:21)
6. "I Had to Fall in Love" (Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle) - (4:16)
7. "That's the Way Love Grows" (Frank McDonald, Chris Rae, Gerry Shury, Ron Roker) - (3:30)
8. "You've Been So Good for Me" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (4:23)
9. "No Limit" (Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey) - (3:19)

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.

Singers

• Jean Terrell – lead vocals
• Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Lynda Laurence – backing vocals

Musicians

• Scotty Harris, Melvin Webb, James Gadson – drums
• Danny Whatley, Harry E. Davis, Tony Newton – bass guitar
• Benorce Blackman, Paul Flaherty, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Johnny McGhee – guitar
• Leo Ron Hanks – keyboards, acoustic piano
• Jimmie Davis, Billy Osborne – keyboards
• Jeffrey Osborne, Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
• Sylvester Rivers – piano, Fender Rhodes
• Fred Jackson – alto saxophone

Production credits

• Produced by Bobby Martin for Bobby Martin Productions
• Recorded and Mixed at Total Experience Recording Studios, Hollywood
• Douglas Greaves – engineering
• Norman Seeff – photography