I Commit to Love

About I Commit to Love

I Commit to Love is the debut solo studio album by Grammy winning American singer-songwriter Howard Hewett. It was released in 1986 via Elektra Records. The album serves his first release after he departed from his previous group Shalamar. Recording sessions for this ten-track album took place at nine various recording studios viz. Americayn Studios, Ground Control Studios, Larrabee Sound Studios, Le Gonks West, Mama Jo's, Nick's Place, Soundcastle, Studio 99 and Village Studios. Together with Hewett, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Glen J. Barbee, Ross Vannelli and Monty Seward worked on the production of the album. The album spawned four hit singles: "I'm for Real", "Stay", "I Commit to Love" and "Say Amen". Its lead single, "I'm for Real", produced by Hewett and Clarke, reached number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Stay", "I Commit to Love" and "Say Amen" also made it to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at No. 8, #12 and No. 54 respectively. The album itself peaked at number 159 on the Billboard 200 album chart and at number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales over 1,000,000 in the United States more »