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Teddy is the third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1979. It included more "bedroom ballads" than his prior releases, and was compared to Marvin Gaye's I Want You album.

Teddy
Studio album by Teddy Pendergrass
Released	June 23, 1979
Recorded	1978–1979
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	41:59
Label	Philadelphia International
Producer	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978) Teddy (1979) Live! Coast to Coast (1979)
Singles from Teddy
"Turn Off the Lights / If You Know Like I Know" Released: May 22, 1979 "Come Go With Me / Do Me" Released: August 8, 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

Two singles were released from the album: "Turn Off the Lights", which reached US Pop #48 and #2 on the R&B charts, and "Come Go With Me," which reached #14 R&B.

The album was nominated for an American Music Award, Favorite Soul/R&B Album in 1980 and 1981.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated

1. "Come Go With Me"
2. "Turn Off the Lights"
3. "I'll Never See Heaven Again" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
4. "All I Need Is You" (Darnell Jordan, Sherman Marshall)
5. "If You Know Like I Know" (Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead)
6. "Do Me"
7. "Set Me Free" (Bell, James)
8. "Life Is a Circle"

Personnel

• Teddy Pendergrass - lead and backing vocals
• Leon Huff - keyboards
• Thom Bell - keyboards, backing vocals
• Charles Collins, Keith Benson, Quinton Joseph - drums
• Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers, Tony Bell - guitar
• Bob Babbitt, Jimmy Williams - bass
• Lenny Pakula - organ
• David Cruse - percussion
• Don Renaldo & His Horns and Strings - strings, horns
• Barbara Ingram, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Joseph Jefferson - backing vocals
• Jack Faith, Tony Bell, Dexter Wansel, Jerry Cohen, Larry Gold, John L. Usry Jnr., Thom Bell - arrangements

Technical

• Ed Lee - design
• Frank Laffitte - photography

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	US R&B [7]
1979	"Turn Off the Lights"	48	2
	"Come Go with Me"	—	14

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Teddy Pendergrass-Teddy at Discogs

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