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Love Will Find a Way
Love Will Find a Way
Studio album by Philip Bailey
Released	November 2019
Recorded	June 2018 – August 2019
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve
Producer	Philip Bailey, Robert Glasper, Chick Corea, Christian McBride, will.i.am, Herman Jackson
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Love Will Find a Way is a jazz album by Philip Bailey released in November 2019 on Verve Records.^[1] The album reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2]^[3]

Overview

Love Will Find a Way was produced by Philip Bailey. Artists such as Bilal, Chick Corea, Kamasi Washington, Will I Am and Robert Glasper also featured on the album.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Financial Times	^[5]
Jazz Journal	^[6]
Jazz Times	(favourable)^[7]
Record Collector	^[8]
The Times	^[9]

With a four out of five stars rating Mike Hobart of the Financial Times wrote "The 12th solo album from Earth Wind and Fire's lead singer underscores his octave-spanning falsetto with generation-crossing, jazz-heavy support. The A-list collaborators include Chick Corea, Kamasi Washington and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah alongside drummers Steve Gadd and Kendrick Scott. With pianist Robert Glasper heavily involved in production, the jazz influence goes deeper than the instrumental breaks which embellish most tracks."^[5] Andrew Gilbert of Jazz Times exclaimed "Bailey sounds energized by the contributions of 21st-century jazz players steeped in the EWF catalog like bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott, and keyboardist Robert Glasper." Gilbert added "Amid a resurgence of the spiritual jazz sound, Bailey offers a welcome reminder that the L.A.-based EWF played a vital role in its creation."^[7] Daryl Easlea of Record Collector who gave a four out of five star rating wote, "Earth Wind & Fire mainstay Philip Bailey’s first solo album in 17 years is a remarkable dive into contemporary jazz." Simon Adams of Jazz Journal also opined "this set is a youthful return to form."^[8]^[6]

Music critic Ann Powers of NPR placed Love Will Find a Way at No. 5 on her list of the Top Ten Albums of 2019.^[10] Phil Freeman of Stereogum also gave Love Will Find a Way an honourable mention in his list of the Ten Best Jazz Albums of 2019.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Billy Jack"	Curtis Mayfield	6:57
2.	"You're Everything"	Chick Corea Neville Potter	4:50
3.	"We're a Winner" (featuring Bilal)	Mayfield	5:32
4.	"Stairway to the Stars"	Christian McBride Christian Scott Philip Bailey Will.i.am	4:56
5.	"Brooklyn Blues"	Philip Bailey Robert Glasper	2:56
6.	"Once in a Lifetime"	Brian Eno Chris Frantz David Byrne Jerry Harrison Tina Weymouth	5:53
7.	"Just to Keep You Satisfied"	Anna Gaye Elgie Stover Marvin Gaye	5:17
8.	"Sacred Sounds"	Philip Bailey Philip D. Bailey Glasper	8:16
9.	"Long as You're Living"	Julian Priester Oscar Brown Jr. Tommy Turrentine	4:40
10.	"Love Will Find a Way" (featuring Casey Benjamin)	Bedria Sanders	6:31

Personnel

Philip Bailey – lead and backing vocals, percussion, arrangements
Kenny Barron – acoustic piano
Chick Corea – keyboards
Robert Glasper – keyboards, arrangements
Casey Benjamin – vocoder (10), saxophone (10)
Adam Hawley – guitar
Lionel Loueke – guitar
Adam Rogers – guitar
Mike Severson – guitar
Alex Al – bass
Carlos del Puerto – bass
Derrick Hodge – bass
Christian McBride – bass, backing vocals, arrangements
Teddy Campbell – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
will.I.am – drums, arrangements
Jerome Jennings – drums
Kendrick Scott – drums
Manolo Badrena – percussion
Luisito Quintera – percussion
Kevin Richard – percussion
Steve Wilson – flute, saxophone
Miguel Gandelman – tenor saxophone
Kamasi Washington – saxophone
Garrett Smith – trombone
Ray Monteiro – trumpet
Christian Scott – trumpet
Alisha Bauer – cello
Ginger Murphy – cello
Daphne Chen – violin
Lisa Dondlinger – violin, concertmaster
Herman Jackson – arrangements
Valerie Bailey – backing vocals
Bridgette Bryant – backing vocals
Joey Diggs – backing vocals
Bilal – lead and backing vocals (3)

Production

Philip Bailey – producer, executive producer, liner notes
Robert Glasper – producer (1, 3, 5, 8)
Chick Corea – producer (2)
Christian McBride – producer (4, 9)
will.I.am – producer (4)
Herman Jackson – producer (6, 7, 10)
Harvey Mason, Jr. – vocal producer
Trinity Bailey – executive producer
Russell Elevado – recording, mixing
Bernie Kirsh – recording
Keith Lewis – recording
Brian Montgomery – recording
Dave Rideau – recording
Alex DeTurk – mastering
Rafaela Hernández – production manager
Ferni Onafowokan – A&R administration
Natalie Weber – A&R manager
Philip Doran Bailey – project consultant
Josh Cheuse – creative director
Tishaun Dawson – A&R direction, design
Jabari Jacobs – photography

Studios

Recorded at Brooklyn Recording (Brooklyn, NY); Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Mungo Bungo Studio (Rancho Cucamongo, CA); Harvey Mason Media (North Hollywood, CA).
Mastered at The Bunker (Brooklyn, NY).