music.wikisort.org - CompositionSo 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]
1978 studio album by The O'Jays
So Full of Love |
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Released | 1978 |
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Recorded | 1977-1978 |
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Genre | R&B |
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Length | 38:32 |
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Label | Philadelphia International |
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Producer | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[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
- "Sing My Heart Out" - 4:25
- "Use Ta Be My Girl" - 4:02
- "Cry Together" - 5:36
- "This Time Baby" (Casey James, LeRoy Bell) - 4:43
Side two
- "Brandy" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Charles B. Simmons) - 4:14
- "Take Me to the Stars" (Larry Hancock, Al Boyd) - 4:13
- "Help (Somebody Please)" (Eddie Levert, Robert Dukes) - 4:58
- "Strokety Stroke" (Bunny Sigler) - 4:24
Personnel
- Kenneth Gamble - producer, songwriter
- Dennis Harris - guitar
- Bobby Eli - guitar
- Roland Chambers - guitar
- Bunny Sigler - guitar, keyboards, piano, producer
- Norman Harris - arranger, guitar
- Ron Baker - bass guitar
- Eddie Levert - vocals, songwriter
- Sammy Strain - vocals
- Walter Williams - vocals
- Lenny Pakula - keyboards
- Leon Huff - keyboards, producer, piano, songwriter
- Earl Young - drums
- Don Renaldo - conductor, horn, strings
- Thom Bell - arranger, strings, producer, songwriter
- Larry Washington - bongos, percussion
- Vincent Montana Jr. - percussion, vibraphone
- Tony Sellari - art direction
- Bobby Martin - arranger
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 |
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See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
External links
References
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r14420/review
- 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.
- "O'JAYS earned RIAA 1x Platinum Award for SO FULL OF LOVE". riaa.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- McMillan, Stephen. "Q&A: The Legendary Gamble & Huff". soultrain.com. Soul Train Holdings. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- allmusic ((( So Full of Love > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on August 23, 2008.
- "The O'Jays Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- "The O'Jays Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- "The O'Jays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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- Eddie Levert
- Walter Williams
- Eric Grant
- Bill Isles
- Bobby Massey
- William Powell
- Sammy Strain
- Nathaniel Best
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