''I Love Men'' is a 1984

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Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...

, her first album recorded for 14 years. The album was recorded in New York at the Power Station. Produced by French record producer Jacques Morali, who had previously produced recordings by the Village People and The Ritchie Family. This album features Kitt performing Euro disco, dance tracks. The first single released from the album "

Where Is My Man "Where Is My Man" is a song from 1983 by the American singer and actress Eartha Kitt, which appeared on her 1984 album ''I Love Men''. The song was co-written by comedy writer Bruce Vilanch along with musicians and producers Fred Zarr and Jacques ...

" had been previously released in 1983 and had returned Kitt to the UK charts after an absence of 28 years. The single reached #36 after entering the chart in November 1983 and charted in several European countries. and also made the Top 10 of the US ''

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'' dance chart, where it reached #7.

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(2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003'', (Record Research Inc.) The title track "I Love Men" was issued as the second single and this charted in the UK at #50 in the summer of 1984. The success of this album led to a new collaboration between Kitt and Jacques Morali in 1985 when they recorded two more tracks, "I Don't Care" and "This Is My Life"; the latter also went on to chart in the UK in 1986 at #73. These tracks were also added to later re-issues of the original album.

Track listing

All tracks credited to: Jacques Morali,

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and Bruce Vilanch Side One: #"I Love Men" – 7:03 #"Arabian Song" – 5:48 #"Sugar Daddy" – 6:37 Side Two: #"La Grande Vie" – 5:41 #"Tonite" – 5:04 #"Where Is My Man" (Euromix) – 10:08 CD bonus tracks #"I Don't Care" – 6:05 #"This Is My Life" – 5:34

Personnel

* Jacques Morali – Producer *

Henri Belolo Henri Belolo (; 27 November 1936 – 3 August 2019) was a French music producer and songwriter active during the disco era. Born in Morocco, he started his career as a club DJ and A&R man. In the 1970s, with his friend, composer Jacques Morali ...

– Executive producer *

– Arranger * Kenn Duncan – Photography * Engineered and Mixed by B. Scheniman and D. Greenberg

Performance

– vocals * Fred Zarr – Synthesizers and Keyboards * Ira Siegel – Guitar * Bill Scheniman – Acoustic guitar * Bashiri Johnson – Percussion * Neil Jason – Bass guitar * Maeretha Stewart, Ullanda McCullough, Diane Wilson, Yvonne Lewis – Backing vocals

Weekly charts

References

{{Authority control Eartha Kitt albums 1984 albums Disco albums by American artists