Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)
Black & Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | ||||
Released | September 1973 | |||
Recorded |
Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 39:31 | |||
Label |
Philadelphia International KZ 32407 | |||
Producer | Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff | |||
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
BBC | (favorable) [2] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
Black & Blue is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in September 1973. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff.
The album features the hit singles "The Love I Lost" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)". The B-side of "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)", "I'm Weak for You", also made the R&B chart.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
All tracks written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted.
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Cabaret" | Kander and Ebb | 1:42 |
2. | "The Love I Lost" | 6:24 | |
3. | "It All Depends on You" | 4:49 | |
4. | "Concentrate on Me" | Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | 3:10 |
5. | "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)" | 3:28 |
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
6. | "Is There a Place for Me" | Huff, McFadden, Whitehead | 6:56 |
7. | "I'm Weak for You" | Gamble, Huff, Cary Gilbert | 6:51 |
8. | "I'm Comin' Home Tomorrow" | 6:11 |
2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
9. | "The Love I Lost" (Part I - Single Version) | 3:35 |
10. | "I'm Weak for You" (Part I - Single Version) | 3:23 |
Personnel
- Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Lloyd Parks – vocals
- MFSB – music
Charts
Chart (1973) | Peak [4] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 57 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 5 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [5] | ||
1973 | "The Love I Lost (Part 1)" | 7 | 1 | 21 |
1974 | "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)" | 58 | 6 | 32 |
"I'm Weak for You" | — | 87 | — | |
References
- ↑ Unterberger, Richie. Black & the Blue review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ Easlea, Daryl. "Black & Blue review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Black and Blue review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- 1 2 3 "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "UK Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
External links
- Black & Blue at Discogs (list of releases)
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