Have You Ever Been in Love (album)
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Have You Ever Been in Love is the tenth studio album by recording artist Leo Sayer. It was originally released in November 1983 by Chrysalis (UK), and Warner Bros. (US) as the follow-up to his ninth album World Radio (1982). It was co-produced by the Grammy Award-winning Arif Mardin, in association with Alan Tarney, and Christopher Neil producing the other tracks. Sayer is credited as co-writer on the tracks "Don't Wait Until Tomorrow", and "Orchard Road".
The album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart,<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> making it (including the compilation album, The Very Best of Leo Sayer) his eleventh successive Top 50 chart entry in the UK Albums Chart, in a period of over nine years. The album spawned three singles of which the first two reached the top 60 on the UK Singles Chart, including "Orchard Road", which would become one of Sayer's most popular songs to make the Top 20, peaking at number 16 and spending nine weeks on the chart.<ref>"Orchard Road", Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019</ref>
Track listing
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Personnel
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- Leo Sayer – lead, harmony and background vocals
- Al Hodge – guitar
- Steve Khan – guitar
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Hank Marvin – guitar
- Derek Austin – synthesizer
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Bob Christianson – synthesizer
- Ian Lynn – synthesizer
- Alan Tarney – synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, background vocals
- James Stroud – Synclavier, LinnDrum programming
- Robbie Buchanan – piano
- Geoff Westley – piano
- Mo Foster – bass guitar
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Bob Jenkins – drums
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Casey Scheuerell – drums
- Trevor Spencer – drums
- Frank Ricotti – percussion, marimba
- Sharon Campbell – background vocals
- Alan Carvell – background vocals
- Steve George – background vocals
- John Kirby – background vocals
- Marcy Levy – background vocals
- Christopher Neil – background vocals
- Gordon Neville – background vocals
- Richard Page – background vocals
- Jackie Rawe – background vocals
Production
- Producers: Arif Mardin, Alan Tarney, Christopher Neil
Charts
| Chart (1983/84) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref> | 20 |
| UK Albums Chart<ref name="auto"/> | 15 |