Power and Love

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Power and Love is the debut album by Manchild.

Chart performance

Released in 1977, Power and Love peaked at #29 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.

Red Hot Daddy – (Anthony Johnson, Kevin Ferrell, Reggie Griffin) 3:25
(I Want to Feel Your) Power and Love – (Charles Bush, Sid Johnson) 3:46
Especially for You – (Charles Bush) 6:06
Takin' It to the Streets – (Michael McDonald) 4:04
You Get What You Give – (Anthony Johnson, Kevin Ferrell) 2:31
We Need We – (Reggie Griffin) 4:06
These Are the Things That Are Special to Me – (Kenneth Edmonds, Daryl Simmons) 3:37
Funky Situation – (Kenneth Edmonds) 5:46

Kenny Edmonds – Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Handclaps, Lead and Backing Vocals
Daryl Simmons – Congas, Bongos, Percussion, Handclaps, Backing Vocals
Reggie Griffin – Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Clavinet, Acoustic Piano, Handclaps, Backing Vocals
Charles "Chuckie" Bush – Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Strings (Ensemble), Handclaps, Lead and Backing Vocals
Kevin Ferrell – Lead and Backing Vocals, Handclaps
Robert Parson – Drums, Handclaps
Anthony Johnson – Bass (Guitar, Mu-tron), Handclaps
Harold Gooch – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dwayne Johnson, Thomas Henderson – Handclaps

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[2]	154
Billboard Top Soul Albums^[2]	29

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Single	US Soul
1977	"Especially for You"	70

^ Lytle, Craig. Manchild: Power And Love > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Manchild US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
^ "Manchild US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 10, 2011.