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1978 studio album by the O'Jays
So Full Of Love is a 1978 album by
the O'Jays .
[1] The album contains the No. 1 R&B hit "
Use ta Be My Girl ", and was awarded
RIAA Platinum Certification for sales of 1,000,000 copies.
[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 written about a
dog .
[3]
Critical reception
The
Bay State Banner praised "the O'Jays' best harmonizing since 'I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow' and their most casual smoochie lyrics in nearly that many years."
[7]
Track listing
Tracks 1-3 written by
Kenneth Gamble and
Leon Huff ; all others as noted.
[8]
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions
[13]
US
US R&B
1978
"Brandy (I Really Miss You)"
79
21
"Use ta Be My Girl"
4
1
See also
External links
References
^ Partipilo, Vic (23 July 1978). "On Location". Oakland Post . No. 125. p. 8.
^
"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 .
^
"So Full of Love Review by Alex Henderson" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^
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.
^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul . Virgin. p. 247.
^ Freedberg, Mike (11 May 1978). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner . No. 31. p. 15.
^
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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