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Shouting Out Love

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"Shouting Out Love"
Single by The Emotions
from the album Sunshine
B-side"Baby I'm Through"
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:12
LabelStax
Songwriter(s)Carl Smith
Producer(s)Al Bell, William Brown, Marvell Thomas

"Shouting Out Love" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions issued as a single in October 1977 by Stax Records from the group's album Sunshine. The single reached No. 12 on the Cashbox R&B singles chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[1][2][3]

Overview

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"Shouting Out Love" was composed by Carl Smith and produced by Al Bell, William Brown and Marvell Thomas.

Critical reception

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Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic described "Shouting Out Love" as a song with "a good beat, a great hook, and sensational vocals."[4]

Appearances in Other Media

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Shouting Out Love also appeared upon the soundtrack of 2012 feature film The Sapphires.[5][6]

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
U.S. Cashbox Top R&B Singles[2] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[3] 31

References

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  1. ^ The Emotions (October 1977). Shouting Out Love (single). Stax Records.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ a b "Cashbox R&B Singles". Cashbox. January 21, 1978.
  3. ^ a b "The Emotions Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. "The Emotions – Sunshine: Review". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Tijs, Andrew (July 10, 2012). "The Sapphires' Soundtrack Songs Announced". Noise11. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  6. ^ The Sapphires [Original Motion Picture Soundtr... | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-04-02