''Send Me Your Love'' is the second studio album by American singer

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. It was released by

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on June 18, 1984, in the United States. His highest-charting album, ''Send Me Your Love'' reached number five on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and spawned the hit singles "Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart", "Are You the Woman" and "Ooh Love". In

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, "Edgartown Groove" brought Kashif and

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a Grammy Award nomination for

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. ''Send Me Your Love'' was digitally remastered for the first time by Finesse Records in 2008. In 2012, Funky Town Grooves also remastered and expanded the album including six additional bonus tracks.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Ron Wynn called ''Send Me Your Love'' Kashif's "best release from a performance standpoint; his vocals had more vigor and spirit than at any time before or since, and he toned down the production, varied the arrangements, and created a much more interesting and multi-faceted presentation than anticipated."

Track listing

All tracks produced by Kashif.

Personnel

* Kashif – arrangements, lead vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (1, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9), Yamaha DX7 (1, 4, 8), Oberheim OB-8 (1),

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(1), drums (1-4, 6-9), percussion (1, 2, 3), bass (3, 6), all other instruments (3, 5, 7), Synclavier vocal arrangement (3), vocals (4), Oberheim OB-Xa (4),

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(4, 7, 8, 9),

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(6), synthesizers (6, 9), percussion (7), acoustic piano and piano solo (8), synth bass (8), vocal scats (8) * Joseph Wooten – keyboards (5) * Kenny G – keyboards (7), drums (7) * Steve Horton – keyboards (9), arrangements (9) * Ira Siegel – guitars (1, 2, 3, 5-9) *

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– guitars (7) * George Benson – guitar solo (7) * Eddie Martinez – guitars (9) * Wayne Braithwaite – bass (3, 8) * Roy Wooten – drums (5, 6) * Bashri Johnson – percussion (4, 8) * V. Jeffrey Smith – saxophone solo (6), backing vocals (9) *

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– backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 9) *

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– backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9) * Whitney Houston – featured vocal on tag (3) *

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– vocals (4) * La La – featured vocals (6) *

– vocal scat (8) * Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals (9)

Production

* Kashif – producer * Darroll Gustamachio – recording, engineer, mixing * Steve Goldman – engineer * Michael O'Reilly – engineer * Phil Burnett – assistant engineer * Robin Lane – assistant engineer * Joe Marino-Dickinson – assistant engineer * Phil Wagner – assistant engineer * Donn Davenport – art direction * Mel Dixon – photography * Shanault Wadley – designs * Lisa Daurio – stylist * Roland Copeland – hair stylist * Joseph DeConza – belts * Quitefire/Chaloea – make-up * Hush Productions and The New Music Group, Inc. – management

Charts

References

External links

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