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So Full Of Love is a 1978 album by The O'Jays. The album contains the #1 R&B hit "Use ta Be My Girl", and was awarded RIAA Platinum Certification for sales of 1,000,000 copies.[3]

So Full of Love
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1977-1978
GenreR&B
Length38:32
LabelPhiladelphia International
ProducerKenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler
The O'Jays chronology
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
(1977)
So Full of Love
(1978)
Identify Yourself
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

The single "Brandy" has long been speculated by many fans to be about a woman. However, in 2013, production team Gamble and Huff revealed the song was, in fact, written about a dog.[4]


Track listing


All songs written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.[5]


Side one


  1. "Sing My Heart Out" - 4:25
  2. "Use Ta Be My Girl" - 4:02
  3. "Cry Together" - 5:36
  4. "This Time Baby" (Casey James, LeRoy Bell) - 4:43

Side two


  1. "Brandy" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Charles B. Simmons) - 4:14
  2. "Take Me to the Stars" (Larry Hancock, Al Boyd) - 4:13
  3. "Help (Somebody Please)" (Eddie Levert, Robert Dukes) - 4:58
  4. "Strokety Stroke" (Bunny Sigler) - 4:24

Personnel



Charts



Singles


Year Single Chart positions[10]
US US
R&B
1978 "Brandy (I Really Miss You)" 79 21
"Use ta Be My Girl" 4 1

See also





References


  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r14420/review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "O'JAYS earned RIAA 1x Platinum Award for SO FULL OF LOVE". riaa.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  4. McMillan, Stephen. "Q&A: The Legendary Gamble & Huff". soultrain.com. Soul Train Holdings. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. allmusic ((( So Full of Love > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on August 23, 2008.
  6. "The O'Jays Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. "The O'Jays Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  10. "The O'Jays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011.



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