Beach of the War Goddess

Beach of the War Goddess is the second studio album by British recording artist Caron Wheeler. The album was released on 23 February 1993 by EMI Records in collaboration with RCA Records.

Beach of the War Goddess
Studio album by Caron Wheeler
Released	February 23, 1993
Genre	R&B soul funk pop
Length	60:48
Label	EMI
Producer	Heavy Love Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Rich Harrison Mikie Bennett The Twilight Firm Get Set V.O.P. Derek Johnson
Caron Wheeler chronology
UK Blak (1990) Beach of the War Goddess (1993) Live at Duo Music Exchange (2006)
Singles from Beach of the War Goddess
"I Adore You" Released: 13 October 1992 "In Our Love" Released: 23 January 1993 "Soul Street" Released: 10 August 1993 "Beach of the War Goddess" Released: 13 September 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	B+[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Philadelphia Inquirer	[4]

Release and promotion

In collaboration with RCA Records, Beach of the War Goddess was released outside of Europe through EMI Records on 23 February 1993. The album spent five weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums' chart and peaked at number 81.^[5]

Singles

The album's lead single "I Adore You" was originally featured on the soundtrack to the film Mo' Money. "I Adore You" charted number 59 on the UK Singles chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs' chart.^[6][7] "In Our Love" was released as the second single, peaking at number 61 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart.

In August 1993, the album's third single "Soul Street" was released, but failed to chart. In September 1993, the fourth single "Beach of the War Goddess" was released and peaked at number 75 on the UK Singles chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Respect to the Motherland"	Caron Wheeler David Moore Gary Bramble	Wheeler	0:58
2.	"In Our Love" (featuring Sibyl X)	Wheeler Philip Whyte Simon Harris Sibyl X	Wheeler Heavy Love	4:44
3.	"I Adore You"	Wheeler Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis	Wheeler Jam Lewis	4:42
4.	"Wonder"	Jazzie B Wheeler Will Mowat	Jazzie B Wheeler	4:13
5.	"Gotta Give It Up"	Wheeler Anthony Henderson Courtland White Mikie Bennett Leroy Romans Michael Spence	Derek Johnson Wheeler Bennett	4:12
6.	"Beach of the War Goddess"	Wheeler Moore Brian Bramble Gary Bramble Mark Batson Maxine Crosby Stephen Gaim	The Twilight Firm Wheeler	5:51
7.	"Soul Street"	Wheeler Mark Batson Scott Batson	Get Set V.O.P. Wheeler	5:23
8.	"Lite as a Feather"	Wheeler Mark Batson S. Batson	Wheeler	5:03
9.	"Need a Man"	Wheeler Simon Harris Simon Law	Heavy Love Jimi Randolph Wheeler	5:15
10.	"Father"	Wheeler Mark Batson S. Batson	Get Set V.O.P. Wheeler	5:54
11.	"Naughty Eyes"	Wheeler Henderson White Bennett Romans Spence	Bennett Wheeler	4:35
12.	"Wind Cries Mary"	Jimi Hendrix	Johnson	5:12
13.	"Do You Care"	Wheeler Keith Crouch	Crouch Wheeler	5:26
14.	"Land of Life"	Wheeler Johnson	Johnson Wheeler	7:19
Total length:				60:48

Charts

Chart performance for Beach of the War Goddess

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[8]	125
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	81