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George Duke is an incredibly versatile musician; how many former Frank Zappa sidemen can honestly tell you that they have produced everyone from Flora Purim to A Taste of Honey? Given how flexible Duke is, the Californian was a logical person to hire as a producer when France Joli wanted her fifth album, Witch of Love, to be diverse. Although not quite as strong as Joli's previous Epic release, Attitude, this Duke-produced LP is a pleasing and fairly unpredictable effort that contains everything from up-tempo pop/rock ("Does He Dance," "What About Me," "Love's on Fire") to adult contemporary ballads ("Love Always Finds a Way") to urban contemporary ("Give Me Your Love"). Given Duke's R&B credentials, he could have easily made Witch of Love a fine R&B album if that was what Joli was going for. But even though ("Give Me Your Love" has urban appeal, the album on the whole isn't as R&B-minded as her Prelude output -- while Prelude saw her as a disco/R&B artist, she had more of a pop/rock outlook at Epic. What she didn't have at Epic was a lot of major hits; regrettably, this 1985 LP (which has long since gone out of print) was a commercial disappointment. Witch of Love isn't Joli's best or most essential album, but it's an enjoyable record that should have done better.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Deborah Neal, Composer, Lyricist - George Duke, Producer - Jay Ferguson, Composer, Lyricist - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Raymond Jones, Composer, Lyricist - George Duke, Producer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tom Snow, Composer, Lyricist - Cynthia Weil, Composer, Lyricist - George Duke, Producer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Donald Freeman, Composer, Lyricist - George Duke, Producer - David Batteau, Composer, Lyricist - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Giancaterino, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist - TOM KELLY, Composer, Lyricist - George Duke, Producer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
George Duke, Producer - France Joli, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Vail, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
BILL LABOUNTY, Composer - George Duke, Producer - Craig Karp, Composer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
George Duke, Producer - France Joli, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Vail, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Shep Pettibone, Mixing Engineer - Deborah Neal, Composer - Alan Meyerson, Engineer - George Duke, Producer - Jay Ferguson, Composer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Shep Pettibone, Mixing Engineer - Deborah Neal, Composer - Alan Meyerson, Engineer - George Duke, Producer - Jay Ferguson, Composer - France Joli, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
George Duke is an incredibly versatile musician; how many former Frank Zappa sidemen can honestly tell you that they have produced everyone from Flora Purim to A Taste of Honey? Given how flexible Duke is, the Californian was a logical person to hire as a producer when France Joli wanted her fifth album, Witch of Love, to be diverse. Although not quite as strong as Joli's previous Epic release, Attitude, this Duke-produced LP is a pleasing and fairly unpredictable effort that contains everything from up-tempo pop/rock ("Does He Dance," "What About Me," "Love's on Fire") to adult contemporary ballads ("Love Always Finds a Way") to urban contemporary ("Give Me Your Love"). Given Duke's R&B credentials, he could have easily made Witch of Love a fine R&B album if that was what Joli was going for. But even though ("Give Me Your Love" has urban appeal, the album on the whole isn't as R&B-minded as her Prelude output -- while Prelude saw her as a disco/R&B artist, she had more of a pop/rock outlook at Epic. What she didn't have at Epic was a lot of major hits; regrettably, this 1985 LP (which has long since gone out of print) was a commercial disappointment. Witch of Love isn't Joli's best or most essential album, but it's an enjoyable record that should have done better.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:28
- Main artists: France Joli
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1985 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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