Loleatta (1973 album)

Loleatta is the debut studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1973 on the Aware label.

Loleatta
Studio album by Loleatta Holloway
Released	1973
Recorded	The Sound Pit (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	R&B
Label	Aware
Producer	Floyd Smith
Loleatta Holloway chronology
Loleatta (1973) Cry to Me (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

History

The album features the singles "Mother of Shame", which peaked at #63 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Our Love", which peaked at #43 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Another single released, "Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool", failed to chart.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Man I Love"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	2:25
2.	"We Did It"	Johnny Moore	2:19
3.	"Our Love"	Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy	3:09
4.	"Can I Change My Mind"	Carl Wolfolk, Barry Despenza	2:40
5.	"Part Time Lover, Full Time Fool"	Floyd Smith	4:03

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"So Can I"	Sam Dees	3:20
7.	"Only a Fool"	Floyd Smith, William Johnson	2:25
8.	"Love Woke Me Up"	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	2:45
9.	"Mother of Shame"	Jesse Lewis, Sam Dees, Cleveland Yelder	2:41
10.	"Remember Me"	Clyde Otis, Van McCoy	2:04

Production

• Floyd Smith – producer
• Mike Terry – arranger
• Ken Laxton – engineer
• Wayne Neuendorf, Glenn Meadows, Milan Bogdan – remix engineers
• James Flournoy Holmes, David "Worm" Holmes – album design & photography

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
		US R&B
1973	"Mother of Shame"	63
	"Our Love"	43

External links

• Loleatta at Discogs (list of releases)