Eddie Kendricks (album)
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| Released | May 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Tamla Records | |||
| Producer | Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |||
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Eddie Kendricks is the third album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. Released in the Spring of 1973 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C–[2] |
This was the breakthrough solo album Eddie Kendricks was looking for. Charting on the pop chart at number eighteen and number five on the R&B chart. This was his only solo album that would land in the top 20 on the pop chart. Includes the number-one pop and R&B single "Keep On Truckin'", which is one of the precursor to disco songs to come out before the explosion of the genre.
This album established Kendricks as the most successful member of The Temptations to go solo. He was the only former member of the group to have a number-one Hot 100 single.
Track listing
Side One
- "Only Room for Two" (Don Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 3:02
- "Darling Come Back Home" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, King Errisson) 4:07
- "Each Day I Cry a Little" (Leonard Caston, Terri McFaddin) 7:14
- "Can't Help What I Am" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:24
Side Two
- "Keep on Truckin'" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston Jr.) 8:02
- "Any Day Now" (Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach) 5:09
- "Not on the Outside" (Larry Roberts, Sylvia Robinson) 4:35
- "Where Do You Go (Baby)" (Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer) 3:24
Personnel
- Eddie Kendricks - Lead and Backing Vocals
- Darrell Clayborn, James Jamerson - Bass
- Billy Cooper, Dean Parks, Greg Poree - Guitar
- Ed Greene, Kenny "Spider" Rice - Drums
- Gary Coleman, Jack Ashford - Percussion
- Harold Johnson - Piano, Organ
- Leonard Caston Jr. - Piano, Organ
- King Errisson - Congas
- Lezli Valentine - Backing vocals (track 7)
- Frank Wilson, James Anthony Carmichael, Leonard Caston Jr. - arrangements
- Jerry Long - orchestration direction
- Jim Britt - photography
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1973 | Eddie Kendricks | 18 | 5 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1973 | "Darling Come Back Home" | 67 | 26 | — |
| "Keep on Truckin'" | 1 | 1 | — | |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r10789/review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
