Unconditional Love

Studio album by

Released

April 27, 1999

Genre

R&B^[1]

Length

58:49

Label

Private Music

Peabo Bryson chronology

Peace on Earth
(1997)

Unconditional Love
(1999)

Missing You
(2007)

Unconditional Love is the eighteenth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released in the United States by Private Music, a division of the Windham Hill Group, on April 27, 1999. Bryson, along with Regina Troupe, produced the majority of the album himself, but also worked with Masaru Nishiyama and frequent collaborator Robbie Buchanan on several tracks. It peaked at no. 75 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Allmusic editor Andrew Hamilton found that Bryson "still exudes a highbrow persona on this late-'90s CD, excelling on "Did You Ever Know," "Ain't Nobody" (the old Rufus song), the umpteenth rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You," "The Gift" (a duet with Roberta Flack), and "Light the World," with Deborah Gibson. Pure Peabo, but it carbons previous albums and is only essential to a completist."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Eye on You"	Bryson Regina Troupe	Bryson Troupe^[a]	3:58
2.	"My Heart Belongs to You"	Bryson Regina Troupe	Bryson Troupe^[a]	4:28
3.	"Unconditional Love"	Bryson	Bryson Troupe^[a]	4:29
4.	"I Wish I Could"	Randy Thomas Tom Douglas	Robbie Buchanan	4:17
5.	"On and On"	Bryson Troupe	Bryson Troupe^[a]	4:42
6.	"Did You Ever Know (Acapella Intro)"	Bryson	Bryson Troupe^[a]	0:44
7.	"Did You Ever Know"	Bryson	Bryson Troupe^[a]	5:51
8.	"We've Come Too Far"	Troupe	Bryson Troupe^[a]	4:35
9.	"Ain't Nobody"	David Wolinski	Bryson Troupe^[a]	5:29
10.	"Somebody in Your Life"	Diane Warren Buchanan	Buchanan	4:33
11.	"A Song for You"	Leon Russell	Bryson Troupe^[a]	6:31
12.	"The Gift" (duet with Roberta Flack)	Jim Brickman Tom Douglas	Buchanan	4:07
13.	"Light the World" (duet with Deborah Gibson)	Keizo Nakanishi Morry Stearns Bryson	Masaru Nishiyama Michael T. Martin^[a]	5:05

Notes

^{^[a]} denotes co-producer

Personnel and credits

Musicians

Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, Rhodes (1–3, 5–9, 11), strings (1–3, 5–9, 11), bass (1–3, 5–9, 11), bells (1–3, 5–9, 11)
Regina Troupe – acoustic piano (1–3, 5–9, 11), Rhodes (1–3, 5–9, 11), synthesizers (1–3, 5–9, 11), strings (1–3, 5–9, 11), guitars (1–3, 5–9, 11), bass (1–3, 5–9, 11), drum programming (1–3, 5–9, 11), bells (1–3, 5–9, 11), backing vocals (1–3, 5–9, 11)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (4, 10, 12), drums (4, 10), bass (10), acoustic piano (12), organ (12), synth bass (12), drum programming (12), orchestrations (12)
Tom Keane – keyboards (13), programming (13), strings (13)
Derek Scott – electric guitar (9)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (10)
James Harrah – guitar (12)
Robbie Steininger – guitar (12)
Michael Landau – guitar (13)
Brian Newcombe – bass (4, 11)
Dwight Watkins – bass (5), backing vocals (7)
Jerry Adolphe – drums (12)
Michael Hoskin – saxophone (5, 9)
Pat Caird – saxophone (12)
Dave Boruff – saxophone (13)
Scott Erickson – orchestral transcripts (12)
September Gray – backing vocals (2, 7)
Tania Hancheroff – backing vocals (10)
Sean Hosein – backing vocals (10)
Warren Stayner – backing vocals (10)
Roberta Flack – lead vocals (12)
Debbie Gibson – lead vocals (13)

Production

Patrick Clifford – A&R
Andrea Franklin – A&R administration
Thom Kidd – recording (1–3, 5–8, 13), mixing (1–3, 5–8, 13)
Brock Landers – mixing (9)
Mike Alvord – mixing (11)
Bill Buckingham – BGV recording (10)
Jeremy Smith – additional engineer (3), recording (4, 10, 12), mixing (4, 10, 12)
Robbie Buchanan – additional overdubs (3), remixing (3)
Shawn Grove – additional engineer (5)
Mike Colomby – additional vocal recording (12)
Eric Tew – additional vocal recording (12)
Stephanie Vonarx – assistant engineer (1, 3, 6–8)
Dallas Shumaker – assistant engineer (2)
Scott Erickson – assistant engineer (3, 4), production assistant (4, 10)
Johnny Q – assistant engineer (4)
Robert Hannon – assistant engineer (5)
Chest Rockwell – assistant engineer (9)
John Horesco IV – assistant engineer (11)
Sheldon Zaharko – mix assistant (3, 4, 10)
Nathaniel Kunkel – mastering
Sonny Mediana – art direction
Sanae Robertson – design
E.J. Camp – photography

Studios

Recorded at Silent Sound Studios, P.B. Music Studio, Tree Sound Studios and DARP Studios (Atlanta, GA); Green Street Recording (New York, NY); The Hop (Studio City, CA); Andee Pandee Productions (Pasadena, CA); Mushroom Studios and Bill Buckingham Studios (Vancouver, BC); Hop North (North Vancouver, BC).
Mixed and Remixed at The Factory Studios (Vancouver, BC).
Mastered at Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco, CA).

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	75

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Unconditional Love". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Peabo (1976) Reaching for the Sky (1977) Crosswinds (1978) We're the Best of Friends (1979) Paradise (1980) I Am Love (1981) Born to Love (1983) Straight from the Heart (1984) Take No Prisoners (1985) Quiet Storm (1986) Positive (1988) All My Love (1989) Can You Stop the Rain (1991) Through the Fire (1994) Peace on Earth (1997) Unconditional Love (1999) Missing You (2007) Stand for Love (2018)
Live albums	Live & More (1980)
Singles	"What You Won't Do for Love" (1979) "Let the Feeling Flow" (1981) "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (1983) "I Just Came Here to Dance" (1984) "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (1984) "Without You" (1987) "Show & Tell" (1989) "Can You Stop the Rain" (1991) "A Whole New World" (1992) "By the Time This Night Is Over" (1993)