Unborn Child

For other uses, see Unborn child (disambiguation).
Unborn Child
Studio album by
Seals and Crofts
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1974[1]
RecordedThe Sound Factory, Los Angeles
GenreSoft rock
Length38:06
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLouie Shelton
Seals and Crofts chronology
Diamond Girl
(1973) 		Unborn Child
(1974) 		I'll Play for You
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideD−[2]

Unborn Child is the sixth studio album by American music duo Seals and Crofts, released on February 8, 1974 by Warner Bros. Records. It features two singles, "Unborn Child" and "The King of Nothing", which reached number 66 and number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. The title track reached number 63 in Canada.[3] Upon release, the album caused controversy for its anti-abortion message.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Unborn Child" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 5. February 2, 1974. p. 38. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 6, 1974" (PDF).
  4. ^ Sweeting, Adam (2022-06-10). "Jim Seals obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  5. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2022-06-07). "Jim Seals, Half of a Popular 1970s Soft-Rock Duo, Dies at 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-13.