Love Shouldn't Hurt (1998)

About this title: Child abuse is a terrible thing. The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (NCPCA) probably does good work to prevent it, and if you were to contribute money to the organization, that probably would be good, too. It's also good to get that out of the way up front, since reviewing benefit albums is a dicey business: the mere music reviewer doesn't want to imply that critical remarks are intended to reflect upon the organization being benefited or the cause being addressed. That said, Love Shouldn't Hurt, a benefit album whose proceeds are earmarked for the NCPCA, is a collection of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Love Shouldn't Hurt [Kipner]
2. Angel Without a Prayer [Carter]
3. Little Girl [Bishop]
4. Soul of My Soul [Bolton]
5. Love [Lennon]
6. What You Won't Do for Love [Caldwell/Kettner]
7. Lullaby [Chea/Lins]
8. Runaway [Wilson/Ennis/Wilson]
9. For a Child [McDonald]
10. Broken Pieces [Brown/Parker]
11. That's the Way of the World [White/Stepney/White]
12. Theme for the Children [Instrumental] [Minard/Remstein/Sha]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.