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So Let Us Entertain You
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreSoul, Philadelphia soul, disco
LabelWarner Bros./Philly Groove
ProducerStan Watson
First Choice chronology
The Player
(1974)
So Let Us Entertain You
(1976)
Delusions
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

So Let Us Entertain You is the third studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1976 on the Warner Bros./Philly Groove label.

History

The album features the song "Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)", which peaked at #64 on the Hot Soul Singles. Another single, "Let Him Go", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Choice Theme"Harold Cephas, Arnold Coley, Stan Watson3:10
2."Ain't He Bad"James Dean, John Glover7:20
3."I'll Stay Right Here"James Dean, John Glover2:54
4."Yes, Maybe No"Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Akins, John Bellmon2:52
5."Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)"James Dean, John Glover5:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Are You Ready for Me?"Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Akins, John Bellmon4:05
7."Don't Fake It"Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Akins, John Bellmon4:22
8."I Got a Feeling"Homer Banks, Carl Hampton5:27
9."Let Him Go"James Dean, John Glover5:53
10."If the Sun Shines"James Dean, John Glover3:26

Personnel

  • Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – piano and clavinet
  • Charles Collins – drums
  • Dennis Harris, Bobby Eli, Norman Harris – guitars
  • Vincent Montana, Jr. – vibes
  • Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass
  • Larry Washington – congas and bongos
  • Stan "The Man" Watson – percussion
  • Don Renaldo & His Philadelphia Strings & Horns – strings

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 53
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
R&B

[2]
US
Dan

[2]
1976 "Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)" 64 16
"Let Him Go" 97
"First Choice Theme" / "Ain't He Bad" (medley) 7
"Are You Ready for Me?"

References

  1. ^ So Let Us Entertain You review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ a b c "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.