Stand for Love

Stand for Love
Stand for Love
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	August 3, 2018
Studio	Flyte Tyme Studios (Agoura Hills, California); Jackson's Lyric Studios (Birmingham, Alabama); Silent Sound Studios and Patchwerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, Georgia); MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia); Soho Sound Kitchen (London, UK); China Agriculture Film and Television Studio (Beijing, China);
Genre	R&B
Length	40:09
Label	Perspective
Producer	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; John Jackson;
Peabo Bryson chronology

Stand for Love is the twenty-first and final studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released on August 3, 2018, by Perspective Records, with distribution overseen by Caroline, the independent services wing of Capitol Records, his former label.^[2] Bryson's first album in a decade, it marked his debut with Perspective, the label by production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with whom he worked on the entire album.^[3] Stand for Love was preceded by its lead single, "Love Like Yours and Mine" which reached number three on the US Adult R&B Songs chart.^[2]

Critical reception

J. Matthew Cobb from HiFi Magazine found that on Stand for Love "Bryson returns to the table and is completely updated on the contemporary R&B age we’re in, not sounding dated or ferociously young. He's somewhere smacked in the middle, crooning over 30-and-up soul and seductive urban beats [...] Some of the tracks feel a bit safe, as if it’s trying to chase after the overrated Charlie Wilson adult-R&B blueprint. But Bryson delivers the songs with such fervor and without any sign of vocal diminishing throughout the course.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, John Jackson, and Peabo Bryson, except where noted. All songs produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and John Jackson, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All She Wants to Do Is Me"			4:58
2.	"Love Like Yours and Mine"			3:40
3.	"Looking for Sade"			4:44
4.	"Stand for Love"	Harris Lewis Linda Creed Thom Bell	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:10
5.	"Goosebumps (Never Lie)" (featuring Gary Clark, Jr.)			3:29
6.	"Exotic"	Harris Lewis Jackson Morry Sterns Bryson Shion Kanata		4:12
7.	"Here for You"	Harris Lewis Jackson Sterns Bryson Kanata		4:15
8.	"Smile"	Harris Lewis Sterns Bryson Kanata		4:57
9.	"Peabo's Classic Melodies Live from Los Angeles 2018" (featuring Chanté Moore)	Bryson Gerry Goffin Michael Masser		5:23

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Possible (Still the One)"	3:25
11.	"Sadness"	4:37

Sample credits

"Stand for Love" contains a sample of "Help Me Find A Way (To Say I Love You)" by Little Anthony and the Imperials.

Personnel and credits

Musicians

Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 8)
John Jackson – keyboards (1, 5), bass (1, 5), drum programming (1), instruments (2, 6–9), backing vocals (2), all other instruments (3), arrangements (7, 9)
Jimmy Jam – instruments (4), additional drum programming (6)
Terry Lewis – instruments (4)
Eric DuBose – guitars (1, 5)
Gary Clark Jr. – guitars (5)
David Crenshaw – percussion (1, 3, 5)
Masaru Nishiyama – orchestra arrangements and conductor (6, 8)
Huang Lijie – concertmaster (6, 8)
Asian Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra (6, 8)
Lauren Evans – backing vocals (1, 3–9)
Leon Thomas III – backing vocals (4)
Chanté Moore – lead vocals (9)

Production

Jimmy Jam – executive producer, recording (4)
Terry Lewis – executive producer, recording
Satoshi Tanaka – executive producer
Michael T. Martin – co-producer
John Jackson – recording (1–3, 6–9)
Thom Kidd – recording (1, 5, 6, 9)
Nick Bassani – recording (4)
Christian Plata – mixing (1–3, 5–9)
Goetz Botzenhardt – mixing (1, 7, 8)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (4)
Matt Marrin – mixing (6, 9)
Gene Grimaldi – mastering at Oasis Mastering (Burbank, California)
Jason Clark – package design
Marselle Washington – photography
Marco Imagery – photography
David M. Franklin & Associates – management

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)^[5]	38
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[6]	7

References

↑ "Stand for Love". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
1 2 Light, Elias (October 4, 2018). "How R&B Survivor Peabo Bryson Fought His Way Back to Radio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
↑ Terrell, Ashley G. (July 6, 2018). "Peabo Bryson and Jimmy Jam Talks 'Stand For Love' At The Art Of Romancing Women". Vibe. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
↑ Cobb, J. Matthew (October 27, 2018). "Peabo Bryson: Stand for Love". HiFi Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
↑ "Brian McKnight > Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
↑ "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[Allmusic-1] "Stand for Love". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[rollingstone-2] 1 2 Light, Elias (October 4, 2018). "How R&B Survivor Peabo Bryson Fought His Way Back to Radio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[vibe-3] Terrell, Ashley G. (July 6, 2018). "Peabo Bryson and Jimmy Jam Talks 'Stand For Love' At The Art Of Romancing Women". Vibe. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[hifimagazine-4] Cobb, J. Matthew (October 27, 2018). "Peabo Bryson: Stand for Love". HiFi Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[CAS-5] "Brian McKnight > Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[BillboardIndependent-6] "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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