Whisper in Your Ear

Whisper in Your Ear is an album by The Whispers released in 1979 on the SOLAR Records label. This album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.

Whisper in Your Ear
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, California
GenreSoul, funk
Length34:41
LabelSOLAR
ProducerDick Griffey, The Whispers
The Whispers chronology
Headlights
(1978)
Whisper in Your Ear
(1979)
Happy Holidays to You
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Homemade Lovin'"Leon Sylvers III3:50
2."Jump for Joy"Otis Stokes, Fred Alexander, Jr., Stephen Shockley5:02
3."If I Don't Get Your Love"Malcolm Anthony4:10
4."Whisper in Your Ear"Leon Sylvers III, James Sylvers4:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Love at Its Best"Kenney Hirsh, Kathy Wakefield3:25
6."Can't Do Without Love"Keni Burke, Curtis Mayfield5:22
7."Pretty Lady"Kossi Gardner5:01
8."You'll Never Get Away"Malcolm Anthony3:42

Personnel

  • The Whispers - lead and backing vocals
  • Leon Sylvers III, Otis Stokes, Wilton Felder, Melvin Coleman - bass guitar
  • Wah-Wah Watson, Ricky Sylvers, Paul Jackson, Jr., David T. Walker, Ernest "Pepper" Reed, Stephen Shockley, Ernest Redd - guitars
  • Greg Phillinganes, Norman Beavers, Joey Gallo, Sonny Burke, Kenney Hirsh - keyboards
  • James Gadson, Fred Alexander, Jr., Ed Greene - drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa, Frederick Lewis - percussion
  • Don Myrick, Fred Jackson, Jr., Edward Lewis - saxophone
  • Robert Bryant, Michael Davis, Michael Harris, John Parrish, Nolan Andrew Smith - trumpet
  • George Bohanon, Kraig Kilby, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears - trombone
  • Julianna Buffum, Miguel Martinez, Nils Oliver - cello
  • Janice Gower - concertmaster, conductor, violin
  • William Henderson, Gina Kronstadt, Henry Roth, Jerome Reisler, Harris Goldman, Joseph Goodman, Jack Gootkin, David Montagu, Joseph Stephansky - violin
  • Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale - viola

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 146
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 28

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
1979 "Can't Do Without Love" 43
"Homemade Lovin'" 66

References

  1. Elias, Jason. The Whispers: Whisper In Your Ear > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  3. "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.


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