All in Love Is Fair
Studio album by
Nancy Wilson
ReleasedAugust 1974
Recorded1974
VenueHollywood
StudioThe Sound Factory
GenreR&B, Soul
LabelCapitol
ProducerGene Page
Nancy Wilson chronology
I Know I Love Him
(1973) 		All in Love Is Fair
(1974) 		Come Get to This
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[2]

All in Love Is Fair is a studio album by American singer Nancy Wilson, released by Capitol Records in August 1974. It was her first album with producer Gene Page, who also did the arrangements and conducting and gave the album a more R&B-oriented sound. Musicians on the album include Ray Parker Jr., Wah Wah Watson, and Tom Scott. Marvin Gaye is also listed on the back cover as "The Phantom," with "warmest thanks."[3] All in Love Is Fair includes one of the few songs co-written by Wilson.

Jason Ankeny at AllMusic hails Wilson's "sultriness and soulfulness. Page swaddles the singer in billowing strings and slow-burn funk rhythms, weaving a series of luminously sensual backdrops that wouldn't be out of place on Motown or Philadelphia International." He also notes that "the music never veers so far into the mainstream that Wilson abandons her jazz roots entirely, and she brings to the songs the intelligence and articulateness one would expect."[1]

All in Love Is Fair peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Soul LPs chart[4] and No. 97 on the Billboard 200.[5] The song "Streetrunner" reached No. 46 on Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles.[6]

In 2011, SoulMusic Records released a digitally remastered version of the album, paired with Come Get to This, Wilson's next album, which was also produced by Gene Page.[7]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "You're Right as Rain" (Linda Creed, Thom Bell) – 3:04
  2. "Try It, You'll Like It" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) – 4:46
  3. "There'll Always Be Forever" ( Dee Ervin, DeeDee McNeil) – 3:00
  4. "All in Love Is Fair" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:03
  5. "Streetrunner" (Billy Page, Gene Page) – 3:22

Side 2

  1. "Ocean of Love" (Ray Parker Jr.) – 3:06
  2. "To Make It Easier on You" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:14
  3. "Tell the Truth" (Nancy Wilson, Tennyson Stevens) – 3:23
  4. "My Love" (Paul McCartney) – 3:38

Personnel

From the original liner notes:[3]

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. All in Love Is Fair at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). "Nancy Wilson". The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (Rev Upd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 941. ISBN 1852271833.
  3. ^ a b All in Love Is Fair (liner notes). Nancy Wilson. Capitol Records. 1974. ST 11317.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Nancy Wilson All in Love Is Fair Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Nancy Wilson All in Love Is Fair Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Nancy Wilson Streetrunner Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Nathan, David. "NANCY WILSON: ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR/COME GET TO THIS (SMCR 25010)". Retrieved December 7, 2018.
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