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Open Up Your Love is an album by The Whispers. Released in 1977, this album reached number 23 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart. This was their last album on Don Cornelius and Dick Griffey's Soul Train Records before transitioning over to manager Dick Griffey's SOLAR Records.

Open Up Your Love
Studio album by The Whispers
Released	1977
Genre	Soul, funk, disco
Label	Soul Train
Producer	Don Cornelius, Dick Griffey, The Whispers
The Whispers chronology
One for the Money (1976) Open Up Your Love (1977) Headlights (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The single "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" was featured in the motion picture Waiting to Exhale, but did not appear on the soundtrack.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Make It with You"	David Gates	4:59
2.	"Chocolate Girl"	Wayne Bell	3:38
3.	"Love Is a Dream"	Wayne Bell	4:49
4.	"Open Up Your Love"	Wayne Bell	4:41

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I Fell in Love Last Night (At the Disco)"	Malcolm Anthony	4:27
6.	"You Are Number One"	Malcolm Anthony	3:59
7.	"You Never Miss The Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)"	Don Cornelius	3:34
8.	"I'm Gonna Make You My Wife"	Wayne Bell	4:59

Credits

• A&R, Coordinator – Marge Meoli
• Arranged By [Background Vocal Arrangements] – Nick Caldwell
• Arranged By [Rhythm Arrangements] – Gene Page, Jerry Peters
• Arranged By [String And Horn Arrangements] – Bruce Miller (2), Gene Page
• Bass – Alphonso Johnson, Wilton Felder
• Design [Album] – Gribbitt, Tim Bryant (2)
• Drums – Ed Greene (2), James Gadson
• Engineer [Mix] – Steve Hodge
• Engineer [Recording] – Mic Litz, Peter Granet, Steve Hirsch, Steve Mazlow
• Executive-Producer – Dick Griffey, Don Cornelius
• Guitar – David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Lee Ritenour, Marlo Henerson, Wah Wah Watson
• Keyboards – Joseph Sample, Reginald (Sonny) Burke
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Photography By – Ron Slenzak
• Producer – Dick Griffey, Don Cornelius, The Whispers
• Soloist, Bass [Fretless Bass] – Alphonso Johnson (tracks: B3)
• Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Terry Harrington (tracks: B4)[2]

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	65
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	23

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US Pop	US R&B
1977	"Make It With You"	94	10
1978	"I'm Gonna Make You My Wife"	-	54

References

External links

• Open Up Your Love at Discogs (list of releases)

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