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Straight from the Heart is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson. It was released in 1984 on Elektra Records, his first of four discs for the label. The album peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard 200, and produced three singles, including his first top ten pop hit "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" which also topped the Adult contemporary chart. Bryson himself co-produced the record, as well as writing five of the eight songs himself and playing keyboards throughout the album.

Straight from the Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 1984
Length35:05
LabelElektra
Producer
  • Peabo Bryson
  • Richard Feldman
  • Rick Kelly
  • Michael Masser For Prince Street Productions
Peabo Bryson chronology
Don't Play with Fire
(1982)
Straight from the Heart
(1984)
Take No Prisoners
(1985)
Singles from Straight from the Heart
  1. "If Ever You're in My Arms Again"
    Released: April 1984
  2. "Slow Dancin'"
    Released: July 1984

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In a retrospective review, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic called Straight from the Heart "a good mix of slow and uptempo tunes."[1]


Track listing


Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Slow Dancin'"Peabo BrysonBryson3:55
2."If Ever You're in My Arms Again"
  • Michael Masser
  • Cynthia Weil
  • Tom Snow
Masser4:14
3."Straight from the Heart"BrysonBryson4:35
4."There's No Getting Over You (La Theme De Sharon)"BrysonBryson4:02
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
5."I Get Nervous"
  • Richard Feldman
  • Rick Kelly
  • Larry John McNally
  • Feldman
  • Kelly
4:10
6."Learning the Ways of Love"
  • Gerry Goffin
  • Masser
Bryson3:12
7."Real Deal"BrysonBryson4:32
8."Love Means Forever"BrysonBryson4:21

Personnel


Musicians

Production


Charts


Chart (1984) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2] 47
US Billboard 200[3] 44
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 12

References


  1. Straight from the Heart at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. "Charts.nz – Peabo Bryson – Straight from the Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  3. "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.



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