Love Letter

### Producer (s)

Chris Hogason , Rhett Lawrence , Walter Afanassief ,Stephan Bray , George Micheal , Lynne Parr , David Foster

## Singles Chronology

### 2.

Love Has a PlaceReleased September 12 1994

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Love Letter (Single)Released February 18 1995

## Albums Chronology

### Next

Eden (1996)

Love Letter is the Debut album by american singer, songwriter and producer Lynne Parr. the Album was released on September 6, 1994 in the United States, Canada, Australia and South America. The Rest of the world would receive the album on September 20, 1994. the Album is primarily a Pop album with experimentation in genres like Soul, R&B and Gospel. lynne has stated the primary theme of the album is love. however, there are also themes of Suicide, Loneliness and Ones relationship with god.

## Backround

16 Year old Lynne had gotten a 5 Album deal with Virgin records in July 1993 and began recording her debut album in the fall in New York City with her boyfriend Chris Hogason and released Lazyboy in December. Lazyboy was the intended lead single but after it performed poorly Virgin ordered lynne to shift directions and restart. a large professional team was hired by the label to attempt a more pop oriented sound. Walter Afanassieff was one of the main collaborators, he has 5 writing credits and 4 producing credits on Love Letter including Hopefully . Recording officially ended in Early May and Lynne traveled to London for the album cover photoshoot as well as much needed rest for lynne. she ran into singer-songwriter George Micheal while attending a small label party. the two struck up an acquaintance and after hearing her near completed album requested to work with her. they spent 6 hours the following day writing the song and recorded the demo. after presenting it to the CEO of Virgin Records he requested that it be on love letter. she had Stephan bray fly out from america and the 3 of them finished the song in 2 days and bade the final track listing as the last song.

## Release

Upon release, Love letter was met with mixxed to positive reviews. one critic from billboard magazine said "Love Letter is a strong debut with solid vocals and high quality production. but can Lynne have longevity in her career and evade being a one hit wonder? much of the package Lynne presents could be done by Mariah or Celine or Brandy with ease. only time will tell" much of the criticism comes from the lack of personality on the album. it proved a success in America, Canada and Western European countries like the UK, Netherlands and France. By 1996, Love letter sold 5 million copies and as of 2010 the album has sold 10.5 Million units. To the label it was a strong start but improvements had to be made. going into Lynne's second album Eden They wished to fix many complaints had with Love Letter.

## Promotion

Lynne performed various songs to promote love letter through television show appearances, talk show visits and other televised performances between July 1994 and July 1995. in February 1995 lynne embarked on a Short Concert Tour in the united states across 13 cities. the tour was a hit and helped propel Lynne's final single off Love Letter , Diffrent Kind to Number 1. Lynne also promoted Love letter in a christmas concert in December 1994 with Tina Arena and Celine Dion. she performed Im Always Here, Hopefully and Various Christmas Songs.