1975 Billy Paul – When Love Is New

When Love Is New is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. It was produced by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff; arranged by Bobby Martin, Dexter Wansel, Norman Harris, and Jack Faith; and engineered by Joe Tarsia. Released in December 1975, it reached #139 on the Billboard Pop Album chart and #17 on the Soul chart. It includes the singles “Let’s Make a Baby” which hit #83 on the Pop singles chart, #18 on the Soul chart, and #30 in the UK and “People Power” which reached #82 on the Soul chart and #14 on the U.S. Dance chart. The album was reissued on CD in 2010 by the U.K.’s Edsel Records. This was the final album where Paul was backed by MFSB, the house band of Philadelphia International Records (PIR).