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Spiritual Love (album)

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Spiritual Love
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 28, 1999
Length63:30
LabelGospoCentric
Producer
Trin-i-tee 5:7 chronology
Trin-i-tee 5:7
(1998)
Spiritual Love
(1999)
The Kiss
(2002)

Spiritual Love is the second studio album by American gospel group Trin-i-tee 5:7. It was released by GospoCentric on December 28, 1999 in the United States. The album features collaborations with gospel artists such as Kirk Franklin, Tramaine Hawkins, Crystal Lewis, and Natalie Wilson of the S.O.P Chorale. Spiritual Love spawned the singles, "Put Your Hands", "I Promise", "My Body" and "There He Is".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms9/10[2]

AllMusic editor Steve Huey rated the album three ouf of five stars. He felt that Spiritual Love "features a number of fine moments that equal the best of their debut; the juxtaposition of sexy, slinky, urban R&B grooves with non-secular subject matter still seems a bit odd – form not matching up with content – but Christian music fans will be happy to have a sound they enjoy with the messages they respect."[1] Mike Rimmer from Cross Rhythms wrote: "Here's an album that's full of soulful sounds and hot licks. There's also plenty of talent making guest appearances as Tramaine Hawkins and Crystal Lewis add their mighty vocals to the proceedings."[2] Billboard critic Michael Paoletta felt that the "threesome's sophomore effort builds on its smash debut with a diverse but totally cohesive set that highlights the group's range and command of multiple genres.[3]

Commercial performance

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The album reached number one on the US Top Gospel Albums and number five on the Top Christian Albums. It also peaked at number 41 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 174 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Track listing

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Spiritual Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put Your Hands"
Colon3:51
2."My Body"Travon PottsColon4:34
3."Spiritual Love"PottsColon3:26
4."Imagine That"Jerkins4:32
5."Interlude: Tribute" 0:39
6."Highway" (with Tramaine Hawkins)Walter HawkinsJoe "Flip" Wilson4:44
7."Gonna Get Myself Together"Gerald IsaacIsaac5:24
8."There He Is" (featuring Kirk Franklin)R. KellyKelly5:28
9."How You Living"
  • Wilson
  • Melvin Smith
  • Natalie Wilson
  • Talyor
  • Natalie Wilson
  • Haynes
  • Taylor
  • Adrian Anderson
Wilson4:15
10."I Promise You" (featuring Crystal Lewis)
  • Mark Hammond
  • Robin Scoffield
Jerkins4:07
11."You Were There"
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
Jerkins3:37
12."We Know"
  • Taylor
  • Haynes
  • Colon
Colon3:40
13."The Day You Came"
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
Jerkins4:56
14."Interlude: Prayer" Colon1:20
15."If They Only Knew"
Colon4:27
16."Y'all Put Your Hands"
  • Colon
  • Kenny M[a]
4:28
Total length:63:30

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes remix producer(s)

Sample credits

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Spiritual Love
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 174
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard) 5
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 41

References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Rimmer, Mike (February 1, 2000). "Trin-i-tee 5:7 — Spiritual Love". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Paoletta, Michael (January 8, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. p. 19. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Trin-i-tee 5:7 (Billboards)