Erica Campbell’s Album, ‘I Love You,’ is a Light of Hope in Troubled Times
This article was originally published by the Chicago Defender and can be found here.
Award-winning singer and songwriter Erica Campbell has released her third studio album, “I Love You.” This album is an open invitation to a world that could use a little bit more love.
Campbell used the pandemic to create something beautiful.
“I chose to focus on something else,” said Campbell. “Positive was the first song written during the pandemic when ‘positive’ was a scary word.”
Since its release, “Positive” has spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel charts and earned a 2023 Grammy nomination for Best Gospel Song. It also won the 2023 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Gospel Christian Song.” In its entirety, the album has been certified as one of the most anticipated studio albums of the year. It debuted at No. 1 on the Amazon Gospel Charts, No. 3 on the iTunes Gospel charts, and is currently sitting at No. 10 on the Billboard Gospel charts.