I Wanna Love Somebody is an album by the American musician Angela Bofill, released in 1993. Bofill supported the album with a North American tour.

Production

The album was produced primarily by Eve Nelson. Bofill cowrote some of its songs.

I Wanna Love Somebody

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "songs like 'Always a Part of Me', a breezy ballad, prove she’s still a sensual soul siren." USA Today determined that Bofill "still has a rich, multi-octave voice, and a knack for penning ballads that stick to the ribs." The Orlando Sentinel stated that "syrupy synths clog the production much of the time, but Bofill keeps her vocals tasteful even when the setting is tacky."

I Wanna Love Somebody

Track listing

"I Wanna Love Somebody" (Eve Nelson) – 4:06

"I Wonder" (Eve Nelson) – 5:33

"Never Too Much" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:30

"Heavenly Love" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 5:14

"Always a Part of Me" (Steven Birch, Preston Glass, Darrell Smith) – 5:12

"Te Amo" (Angela Bofill, Eve Nelson) – 4:49

"Essence of My Light" (Eve Nelson) – 5:12

"I Still Believe in Love" (Angela Bofill, Ann Curless, Eve Nelson) – 4:50

"We Almost Had It Right" (Eve Nelson) – 3:42

"Amor Celestial" ["Heavenly Love", Spanish Version] – 5:10

Personnel

Adam Kudzin – engineer, assistant engineer

Amy Keyes – background vocals

Andy Snitzer – saxophone

Angela Bofill – vocals, background vocals

Brenda White – background vocals

Carl Burnett – guitar

Chris Botti – trumpet

Cindy Mizelle – background vocals

Derek Jordan – background vocals

Don Tittle – producer, engineer

Duane Sexton – engineer, assistant engineer

Earl Gardner – trumpet

Eve Nelson – piano, arranger

Francisco Centeno – bass guitar, background vocals

Gerard Julien – engineer, assistant engineer

Hugh Elliott – drums

Jeff Mironov – guitar

Joe Hornof – programming, drum sounds

Joe Hornoff – synthesizer, programming, sound effects

Kenny MacDougald – drums

Kirk Whalum – saxophone

Marc Shulman – guitar

Michael Dumas – engineer, assistant engineer

Neil Johnson – guitar

Nigel Green – engineer, mixing

Paulette McWilliams – background vocals

Pete Christensen – background vocals, engineer, mixing

Preston Glass – percussion, arranger, keyboards

Rob Mullins – keyboards

Scott Totten – guitar

Steven Birch – programming

Tao Gutierrez – percussion

Tom Coyne – mastering

Werner Vana Gierig – piano

Wilton Felder – bass guitar

References

Angela Bofill albums

1993 albums

Jive Records albums

I Wanna Love Somebody