A trio of sisters with a strong gospel base, the Emotions (based in Chicago) were one of the leading female R&B acts of the '70s. Lead singer Sheila Hutchinson and her sisters Wanda and Jeanette were only teenagers when they crashed the soul charts in 1969 with the engaging "So I Can Love You," but they sang gospel as children and enjoyed secular fame locally before signing with Memphis-based Volt and working with producers Isaac Hayes and David Porter. When Stax folded in 1975, the group hooked up with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, an association that led to the #1 pop/R&B hit "Best of My Love" in 1977.
Two years after Best of My Love, Maurice White and the Emotions collaborated on "Boogie Wonderland," which was both a number two R&B and number six pop hit. They issued three more albums on White's ARC label from 1979 to 1981, but were unable to duplicate their earlier success. They moved to the Red label for the 1984 LP Sincerely, which included the single "All Things Come in Time." They issued three other singles from the album, but none made much impact, though each one charted. They then signed with Motown, but issued only one album, If I Only Knew. Sheila Hutchinson was a featured vocalist on Garry Glenn's "Feels Good to Feel Good" in 1987. Pam and Jeanette Hutchinson did background vocals on Helen Baylor's gospel song "There's No Greater Love" in 1990. Wanda Hutchinson and Jeanette sang on Earth, Wind & Fire's Heritage in 1990. -- Bill Dahl and Ron Wynn
01. So I Can Love You 02. Somebody Wants What I Got 03. Going on Strike 04. I Found My Man 05. Got to Be the Man 06. The Best Part of a Love Affair |
07. I Like It 08. My Letter 09. Day Dreams 10. It's Not Fair 11. Two Lovers |
01. Take Me Back Hart 02. Nothing Seems Impossible 03. Boss Love Maker 04. It's Been Fun 05. Love Ain't Easy Onesided 06. Blind Alley |
07. Show Me How 08. If You Think It (You May As Well Do It) 09. Love Is The Hardest Thing To Find 10. Tricks Were Made For Kids 11. Boy, I Need You |
1. I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love 2. Me for You 3. You've Got the Right to Know 4. We Go Through Changes 5. Special Part |
6. No Plans for Tomorrow 7. How Can You Stop Loving Someone 8. Flowers 9. God Will Take Care of You |
1. Best of My Love 2. A Feeling Is 3. A Long Way to Go 4. Key to My Heart 5. Love's What's Happenin' |
6. How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away 7. Don't Ask My Neighbors 8. Blessed 9. Rejoice |
01. Shouting Out Love 02. Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes) 03. I Really Miss You 04. Ain't No Sunshine 05. Runnin' Back (And Forth) 06. Anyway You Look at It 07. Baby, I'm Through |
08. Innocent 09. Put a Little Love Away 10. I've Fallen in Love 11. I Wanna Come Back 12. Peace Be Still 13. What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas? 14. I Call This Loving You |
01. Smile 02. Love Is Right On 03. Time Is Passing By 04. Walking the Line 05. Ain't No Doubt About It 06. Love Vibes |
07. I Wouldn't Lie 08. My Everything 09. Spirit of Summer 10. Whole Lot of Shakin' 11. Music Box |
1. What's the Name of Your Love 2. Cause I Love You 3. Come into My World 4. On and On 5. I Should Be Dancing |
6. Where Is the Love? 7. The Movie 8. Layed Back 9. Yes I Am |
1. Supernatural 2. Good Times 3. Miss Your Love 4. If I Only Knew Then 5. Just a Girl in Town |
6. Shine Your Love on Me 7. Giving You All I Got 8. Closer to You 9. Eternally |
01. Sunbeam Theme 02. I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love 03. A Feeling Is 04. So I Can Love You 05. Show Me How 06. Flowers 07. Rejoice 08. Ain't No Doubt About It 09. When We Gonna Wake Up |
10. Blessed 11. Don't Ask My Neighbors 12. New Beginnings 13. I Want to Thank You 14. I Surrender 15. Treat Me Right 16. Do You Wanna Go? 17. Best of My Love |