SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:19 Min.
It’s the seventh track off Whitney Houston’s second album: 1987’s Whitney.
REVIEW:
Two of the three vital ingredients are there: specifically, Whitney Houston’s exuberant vocals brings to life the song’s radio-friendly melody. Yet, even a phenom of Houston’s caliber can’t disguise the song’s lukewarm (and, to some degree, silly) lyrics. At times, she makes some of her playful lines sound great, but, as a whole, the overtly flirtatious lyrics don’t age well. As compared to other Houston efforts from that time, “Love is a Contact Sport” is clearly a second-tier song.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
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