Shouting Out Love

"Shouting Out Love"
Single by The Emotions
from the album Sunshine
B-side"Baby I'm Through"
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:12
LabelStax
Songwriter(s)Carl Smith
Producer(s)Al Bell, William Brown, Marvell Thomas

"Shouting Out Love" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions issued as a single in October 1977 by Stax Records.[1] The single rose to No. 12 on the Cashbox Top R&B Songs chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[2][3]

Overview

"Shouting Out Love" was composed by Carl Smith and produced by Al Bell, William Brown and Marvell Thomas. The song also came off The Emotions' 1977 album Sunshine[1]

Critical reception

Andrew Hamilton of Allmusic described Shouting Out Love as a song with "a good beat, a great hook, and sensational vocals."[4]

Appearances in other media

The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 2012 feature film The Sapphires.[5]

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
[2][3]
U.S. Cashbox Top R&B Songs 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Songs 31

References

  1. ^ a b The Emotions: Shouting Out Love. Stax Records. October 1977.
  2. ^ a b "Cashbox R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. January 21, 1978.
  3. ^ a b "The Emotions: Shouting Out Love (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "The Emotions: Sunshine". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. ^ "The Sapphires (soundtrack)". imdb.com.


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