Surrender (O'Bryan album)
Appearance
Surrender | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California | |||
Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman | |||
O'Bryan chronology | ||||
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Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.
Reception
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Allmusic | [1] |
Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tenderoni" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 3:48 |
2. | "You Have Got To Come To Me" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 5:35 |
3. | "Driving Force" | O'Bryan Burnette II | 5:52 |
4. | "Maria" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:24 |
5. | "What Goes Around" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 5:34 |
6. | "Is This For Real" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:09 |
7. | "Dreamin' About You" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:31 |
8. | "Surrender" | Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren | 4:17 |
Charts
Year | Album | Chart positions[2] | |
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US | US R&B | ||
1986 | Surrender | — | 66 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
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US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
1986 | "Tenderoni" | — | 35 | — |
1987 | "Driving Force" | — | 60 | — |
Personnel
- O'Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
- Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
- Melvin Davis – bass guitar
- Karl Denson – saxophone
- Virgie Hunter – trumpet
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
- Chuck Morris – drums
- Levi Seacer – guitar
- Bruce Sterling – keyboards
- David Vansuch – saxophone
- Alex Brown – background vocals
- Carmen Carter – background vocals
- Lynn Davis – background vocals
- Clayton Dover – background vocals
- Rafael Dover – background vocals
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r59749/review
- ^ "O'Bryan US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "O'Bryan US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.