Wanna Make Love

Wanna Make Love is the debut album by Dayton, Ohio funk band Sun. It was originally titled Live On, Dream On but was re-released by Capitol several months later as Wanna Make Love due to the success of the single "Wanna Make Love".

Wanna Make Love
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
StudioCounterpart Recording Studios Cincinnati, Ohio
GenreFunk R&B
LabelCapitol
ProducerByron Byrd & Beau Ray Fleming
Sun chronology
Wanna Make Love
(1976)
Sun Power
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

  1. "Live On, Dream On" (Byron Byrd) – 4:49
  2. "Tell the People" (Byron Byrd, John Wagner) – 3:11
  3. "My Woman" (Byron Byrd) – 5:10
  4. "They're Calling for Me" (Chris Jones) – 7:05
  5. "Wanna Make Love" (Byron Byrd) – 3:36
  6. "Love Is Never Sure" (Harry McLoud, John Wagner) – 4:52
  7. "The Show Is Over" (Byron Byrd, John Wagner, Harry McLoud, Chris Jones, Hollis Melson, Gregory Webster, Clarence Willis) – 3:59
  8. "It's Killing Me" (Chris Jones) – 4:18
  9. "Give Your Love to Me" (Chris Jones) – 4:01

Personnel

  • Byron Byrd – flute, piano, clavinet, bass, percussion, electric piano, synthesizer, tenor saxophone, lead and backing vocals
  • Chris Jones – trumpet, piano, clavinet, vibraphone, drums, percussion, synthesizer, lead and backing Vocals
  • Dean Hummons – organ, clavinet, piano, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Hollis Melson – bass, percussion, lead and backing vocals
  • Kym Yancey – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • John Wagner – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, percussion, lead and backing vocals
  • Shawn Sandridge – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Linda Thornton – backing vocals
  • Roger Troutman – guitar, talk box
  • Lester Troutman – drums

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Top Soul Albums (Billboard)[2] 54

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Pop
US
R&B
US
Dance
1976 "Wanna Make Love" 76 31 15

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Sun: Wanna Make Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. "Sun US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  3. "Sun US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
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