Reception
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Released in 1973, this album would chart at #3 in the U.S. on the Soul Album charts and reach #1 in Canada on the RPM national albums chart.
It became a huge underground hit in the gay community. In fact, the instrumental, Love's Theme got its first exposure in the gay clubs before it became a massive crossover hit for the Love Unlimited Orchestra. It was often used as the closing night's song. The album, Under the Influence of Love spawned several hits including the entire first side of the vinyl album. For some odd reason, it has never been released anywhere on CD as of 2012.
One song, "It May be Winter Outside" is a near note for note replica of one of The Supremes popular B-sides, "Everything's Good About You" (B-side of "My World is Empty Without You".
Read more about this topic: Under The Influence Of... Love Unlimited
Famous quotes containing the word reception:
“To aim to convert a man by miracles is a profanation of the soul. A true conversion, a true Christ, is now, as always, to be made by the reception of beautiful sentiments.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“He’s leaving Germany by special request of the Nazi government. First he sends a dispatch about Danzig and how 10,000 German tourists are pouring into the city every day with butterfly nets in their hands and submachine guns in their knapsacks. They warn him right then. What does he do next? Goes to a reception at von Ribbentropf’s and keeps yelling for gefilte fish!”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)
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—Rémy De Gourmont (1858–1915)