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Loleatta Holloway
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
(Sheffield, Alabama)
Universal Recording Corp.
(Chicago, Illinois)
PS Recording Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenreR&B, disco
LabelGold Mind
ProducerFloyd Smith, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Bunny Sigler
Loleatta Holloway chronology
Queen of the Night
(1978)
Loleatta Holloway
(1979)
Love Sensation
(1980)

Loleatta Holloway is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1979 on the Gold Mind label.

History

The album features the single "That's What You Said", which peaked at #30 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[1] The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2014 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Greatest Performance of My Life"Sandro, Óscar Anderle, Robert Allen7:00
2."All About the Paper"Lowrell Simon, Clarence McDonald6:10
3."There Must Be a Reason"Bobby Womack, Bobby Incorvia6:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."That's What You Said"Bunny Sigler, Rick Wigginton6:55
5."Baby It's You"Burt Bacharach, Barney Williams, Mack David3:59
6."There'll Come a Time"Floyd Smith, Eugene Record4:45
7."Sweet Mother of Mine"Helen Robinson4:45
2014 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."The Greatest Performance of My Life" (12" Disco Mix)9:29
9."That's What You Said" (12" Disco Mix)10:10
10."All About the Paper" (Extended Version)7:11
11."The Greatest Performance of My Life" (Larry Levan Mix)6:48

Personnel

  • Roger Hawkins, Scotty Miller, Maurice Jennings – drums
  • Anthony Willis, Raymond Earl, Bernard Reed – bass
  • Bobby Womack, T.J. Tindall, Kim Miller, John Bishop – guitars
  • Bunny Sigler, Patrick Moten, Jimmy Sigler, Dennis Richardson – keyboards
  • Larry Washington, Emanuel Williams – congas
  • Bobby Womack, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, The Waters, Patrick Moten – background vocals
  • The James Mack String Section, Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns, Patrick Moten and His Strings and Horns – strings
  • Muscle Shoals Horns – horns

Charts

Singles
Year Single Peak
US
Dan

[1]
1979 "That's What You Said" 30

References

  1. ^ a b "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2018.