Set My Love In Motion
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Set My Love In Motion is the Grammy Award
-nominated fifth studio album
by the late Grammy-nominated
American
R&B singer-songwriter
Syreeta Wright
(known as "Syreeta"), released on the Motown
label on July 2, 1981
. It debuted on the Billboard R&B Albums
at #10, at #43 on the Billboard 200
. The album yielded the singles: "You Set My Love in Motion", "Can't Shake Your Love" and "Quick Slick".
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominated fifth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the late Grammy-nominated
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
American
United States
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R&B singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright , who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter most notably known for her work with Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.-Early life and career:...
(known as "Syreeta"), released on the Motown
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
label on July 2, 1981
1981 in music
See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...
. It debuted on the Billboard R&B Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
at #10, at #43 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. The album yielded the singles: "You Set My Love in Motion", "Can't Shake Your Love" and "Quick Slick".
Track listing
- "Quick Slick" (Norma Helms, Hal DavisHal DavisHarold Edward "Hal" Davis was an African American songwriter and record producer, best known as the key figure in the latter part of the Motown career of The Jackson 5....
, Mitchell Bottler) - 5:24 - "Move It, Do It" (Angelo Bond, Todd Cochrane, William Weatherspoon) - 3:54
- "You Set My Love in Motion" (Maureen Bailey, David Cohen) - 3:29
- "There's Nothing Like a Woman in Love" (Brian Short, Gloria Sklerov) - 4:22
- "Can't Shake Your Love" (Norma Helms, Hal Davis, Mitchell Bottler) - 4:12
- "I Must Be in Love" (Kenneth Hirsch, Mark Mueller) - 3:52
- "Wish Upon a Star" (Syreeta Wright) - 3:45
- "Out the Box" (Ollie E. BrownOllie E. BrownOllie E. Brown is an American drummer, percussionist and record producer. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Brown was also half of the American dance-pop duo Ollie & Jerry, which had a Top 10 hit with "Breakin'.....
, Paul M. Jr. Jackson, Syreeta Wright) - 5:44 - "I Know The Way To Your Heart" (Joe Blocker, L. Mario Henderson) - 4:07
- "I Love You" (Paul Hines, James Stewart, Syreeta Wright) - 4:21