''Love Child'' is the second album released by the New York-based Latin freestyle trio Sweet Sensation. The album was released on April 15, 1990 by

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and Atlantic Records. It is also the follow-up to the group's platinum-selling 1988 debut album, ''

Take It While It's Hot ''Take It While It's Hot'' is the debut album of the New York-based Latin freestyle trio Sweet Sensation. Released in 1988, this album continued the Freestyle movement of the late 1980s brought on by groups such as Exposé, the Cover Girls, and S ...

''. Like its predecessor, ''Love Child'' had an up-tempo feel, but also included lavish R&B-styled ballads. The album's title song is a cover version of a #2 R&B/#1 Pop smash by

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. Sweet Sensation's version went to #15 on ''Billboard's'' dance chart and #13 on ''Billboard's'' pop chart. However, it was the album's second single that gave the group its biggest hit ever, "

If Wishes Came True "If Wishes Came True" is a song recorded by American freestyle/ dance trio Sweet Sensation on their 1990 second studio album, '' Love Child''. It was released as the album's second single on June 14, 1990 by Atco Records and Atlantic Records. I ...

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featuring vocals by Betty Lebron. The song spent one week at #1 on ''Billboard's'' pop chart in September 1990, while going top-ten on ''Billboard's'' Adult Contemporary charts. The album also spawned two more hit singles: "Each and Every Time" (#59) and "One Good Man". The album itself peaked at #78 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and was certified platinum in the spring of 1991 by the RIAA.

Track listing

Personnel

Sweet Sensation

*Betty LeBron: lead and backing vocals *Audrey Wheeler: background vocals

Musicians

*Percussion: Graham Hawthorne,

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, Emedin Rivera, Steve Thornton *Loops: Charlie Dee Diaz *Programming: Charlie Dee Diaz, Phillip Ashley, Ken Cedar, Gary Henry, Richard Joseph, Dr. Bob Khozouri, Mac Quayle, Romeo J.D., Peter "Ski" Schwartz *Keyboards: Dr. Bob Khozouri, Jim Klein, Andy Marvel *Guitars: Russ De Salvo, Werner F., John Hart, Jim Klein *Scratching: King Shameek *Trombone: Barry Rogers

Production

*Produced by Ted Currier and Steve Peck *Additional production by Charlie Dee Diaz *Executive producer: Cherrie Shepard *Arranged by Phillip Ashley, Ken Cedar, Andy Marvel, Steve Peck, Mac Quayle, Arnie Roman *Vocal arrangements: Tony Terry and Audrey Wheeler *Engineers: Paul Berry, Richard Joseph, Steve Peck *Mixing: Ted Currier, Rod Hui, Jim Lyons, Steve Peck, Charlie Dee Diaz *Mastering: Ted Jensen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Child (Sweet Sensation Album) 1990 albums Atco Records albums Atlantic Records albums Sweet Sensation albums