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I Had to Fall in Love

I Had to Fall in Love was the first and only solo album released by former Supremes lead singer Jean Terrell, released in 1978 on the A&M label. The album was completed five years after she left the Supremes and when it was finished, promotion was stopped completely because of Terrell's strict religion preventing her from promoting the album in a way that she did not favor. In 2006, an independent label re-released the album in CD format.

Tracklisting

1. "Don't Stop Reaching for the Top" (4:13)
2. "No One Like My Baby" (3:45)
3. "Rising Cost of Love" (3:34)
4. "Change Up" (5:00)
5. "How Can You Live (Without Love)" (3:21)
6. "I Had to Fall in Love" (4:16)
7. "That's the Way Love Grows" (3:30)
8. "You've Been So Good for Me" (4:23)
9. "No Limit" (3:19)

Personnel

Singers

• Jean Terrell - lead vocals
• Sherlie Matthews - background vocals
• Venetta Fields - background vocals
• Clydie King - background vocals
• Lynda Laurence - background vocals

Musicians

• Scotty Harris - drums
• Danny Whatley - bass guitar
• Benorce Blackman - guitar
• Paul Flaherty - guitar
• Leo Ron Hanks - keyboards, acoustic piano
• Melvin Webb - drums
• Harry E. Davis - bass guitar
• John McGhee - guitar
• James Davis - keyboards
• Billy Osborne - keyboards
• Jeffrey Osborne - perucssion
• James Gadson - drums
• Tony Newton - bass guitar
• Sylvester Rivers - Fender Rhodes piano
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - percussion
• Fred Jackson - alto saxophone

Songwriting credits

• 1. Don't Stop Reaching for the Top - James Davis, Jeffrey Osborne
• 2. No One Like My Baby - Fred Bliffort
• 3. Rising Cost of Love - Bobby Martin, Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey
• 4. Change Up - Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey
• 5. How Can You Live (Without Love) - Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey
• 6. I Had to Fall in Love - Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle
• 7. That's the Way Love Grows - Frank McDonald, Chris Rae, Gerry Shury
• 8. You've Been So Good for Me - Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey
• 9. No Limit - Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey

Production credits

• Produced by Bobby Martin for Bobby Martin Productions
• Recorded and Mixed at Total Experience Recording Studios, Hollywood
• Sound Engineer - Douglas Greaves