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1984 studio album by Angela Bofill
Let Me Be the One
Released October 25, 1984 (1984-10-25 ) Recorded 1984
Genre
R&B Length 33 :53
Label
Arista
Producer
The System
"Can't Slow Down / No Love in Sight" Released: November 8, 1984
"
Let Me Be the One / Love Me For Today" Released: February 8, 1985
"Who Knows You Better / No Love in Sight" Released: April 15, 1985
Let Me Be the One is the sixth studio album by American
R&B singer
Angela Bofill , released on October 25, 1984, by
Arista Records .
Let Me Be the One was produced by
David Frank and
Mic Murphy who, at the time, were enjoying much success as
the System . Let Me Be the One was much more synth-heavy R&B flavored than her earlier jazz-oriented works. The title song peaked at No. 84 on the Billboard R&B Chart.
Track listing
Side one
"Can't Slow Down" (
David Frank ,
Mic Murphy ) – 5:09
"
Let Me Be the One " (
Angela Bofill , Rick Suchow, Alan Palanker) – 3:28
"Who Knows You Better" (Stephen Geyer, Gary Stockdale) – 3:31
"You're Always There" (Angela Bofill, David Frank, Mic Murphy) – 5:19
Side two
"Getting into Love" (David Frank, Mic Murphy) – 4:41
"No Love in Sight" (Angela Bofill, Loree Gold) – 3:24
"Love Me for Today" (Angela Bofill, Alan Palanker, Derrik Hoitsma) – 4:23
"This is the Start" (David Frank, Mic Murphy,
Paul Pesco , Ian McDonald) – 4:38
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Let Me Be the One liner notes.
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Angela Bofill – vocals
Alan Palanker – keyboards
Mario Salvati – engineer
Rick Sanchez – engineer
Alex Haas – assistant engineer
Michael Brauer – engineer, mixing
Carl Beatty – mixing
Mickey Leonard – guitar
Paul Pesco – guitar, drum programming
William "Doc" Powell – guitar
David Frank – keyboards, producer, drum programming
Sandy Bofill – background vocals
Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
Lisa Fischer – background vocals
Michelle Cobbs – background vocals
Mic Murphy – background vocals, producer
Marc Russo – saxophone
Eluriel Tinker Barfield – bass guitar
Yogi Horton – drums
Charts
Chart (1984)
Peak position
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums
39
References
External links
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums Live albums Singles