Love Zone is a 1988 album for soul/dance singer Rena Scott. It made the Billboard Top Black Albums chart. It also contained three hit singles.
Background The album was produced by Tim O'Brien.Billboard, August 19, 1989 - Page 24 TRIPLE THREAT, RENA SCOTT, THIS LOVE'S FOR YOU It was released on Sedona Recording Company SDI 7511 in 1989.Discogs - Rena Scott – Love ZoneJazz Music Hi-Res - Rena Scott - Love Zone (1988)Billboard, August 12, 1989 - Page 22 Billboard® TOP BLACK ALBUMS ™ FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 12, 1989, THIS WEEK 90, NEW, WKS. ON CHART 1 The album appears to have had an early release in 1988. It was also released on cassette SDT 7511.Billboard, November 19, 1988 - Page 50 Retailing, ALBUM RELEASES (Continued from preceding page), RENA SCOTT (No Parking In My) Love Zone
Four singles were released from the album: "Do That to Me One More Time", "(No Parking in My) Love Zone", "This Love's for You", and "I Could Use a Kiss".Discogs - Rena Scott, Discography, Releases > Singles & EPs The first was written by Toni Tennille and the second and third ones were written by Gary St. Clair.MusicVF.com - Rena Scott songs, Top songs / Chart singles discographyMusicVF.com - Love Zone by Rena Scott The fourth single, "I Could Use a Kiss", written by Felton Pilate and Garey SenguinettiColnect - Hilangkan iklan Katalog Rekaman Musik : Rekaman Musik › Rena Scott: I Could Use A Kiss received airplay in some markets.Radio & Records, Issue 815 November 17, 1989 - Page 72 URBAN NATIONAL AIRPLAY, SIGNIFICANT ACTION, RENA SCOTT "I Could Use A Kiss" (Sedona /JCI) 11/1
Reception The album had a brief review in the Artists Breaking Through-Fall '88, New Music Programming Guide by Radio & Records. The reviewer said that Rena Scott brings it all together on the album. The reviewer also said that it had strong rhythmic tracks, sensitive melodies and seductive vocals.Artists Breaking Through-Fall '88, R&R New Music Programming Guide - Page 62 S, RENA SCOTT No Parking (In My Love Zone) (Sedona)
According to Ron Wynn of AllMusic, Rena Scott had a strong, and sometimes sensual voice. The album wasn't as well-produced as her Buddha / Arista debut. He said that the title song was mildly interesting, but the rest of the album was routine urban contemporary and dance-pop filler.AllMusic - Love Zone Review by Ron Wynn
Barry Towler of Soul Express was reviewing Scott's 2004 album, Let Me Love You and wrote how he fell in Love with Scott's 1978 album. He also wrote that he fell in further with her superb 1989 Love Zone album, which featured the superb "Night Dancing", a song that was one was one of his hot summer favorites.Soul Express - Soul Express CD Review, RENA SCOTT – Let Me Love You
Charts The album debuted at no. 90 on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart for the week of 12 August 1989.Billboard, August 12, 1989 - Page 22 Billboard® TOP BLACK ALBUMS ™ FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 12, 1989, THIS WEEK 90, NEW, WKS. ON CHART 1 For the week of 9 September and at week five in the chart, it reached its peak position of no. 70. It held the position for another week.Billboard, September 9, 1989 - Page 27 Billboard® TOP BLACK ALBUMS ™ FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 9, 1989, THIS WEEK 70, LAST WEEK 75, 2 WKS. AGO 81, WKS. ON CHART 5Billboard, September 16, 1989 - Page 83 Billboard® TOP BLACK ALBUMS ™ FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16, 1989, THIS WEEK 70, LAST WEEK 70, 2 WKS AGO 75, WKS ON CHART 6
Track listing Side A "(No Parking in My) Love Zone" - 5:28 "Choose You" - 4:46 "This Love's for You" - 5:19 "Kingsize" - 4:47 "Ought To Be a Love" - 5:08
Side B "Do That to Me One More Time" - 4:53 "I Could Use a Kiss" - 6:22 "Night Dancing" - 6:19 "Don't Know What You Got" - 5:21 "Everytime I Fall in Love" - 4:13 Jazz Music Hi-Res - Rena Scott - Love Zone (1988)
References
External links Discogs - Rena Scott – Love Zone Discogs - Rena Scott – Love Zone