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Sunbeam
Studio album by
The Emotions
ReleasedApril 7, 1978
Recorded1977–78
StudioHollywood Sound Recorders and Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenreR&B, soul
LabelColumbia
ProducerMaurice White
The Emotions chronology
Sunshine
(1977) 		Sunbeam
(1978) 		Come into Our World
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
High Fidelity(favourable)[2][3]
Stereo Review(favourable[4]

Sunbeam is the fifth studio album of the girl group The Emotions issued in April 1978 on Columbia Records.[5] The album rose to No. 12 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6][7] Sunbeam has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.[8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smile"Maurice White, Al McKay3:15
2."Love Is Right On"Joseph Hutchinson, Jr., Keith Henderson4:19
3."Time Is Passing By"Joseph Hutchinson3:19
4."Walking the Line"Maurice White, Skip Scarborough5:21
5."Ain't No Doubt About It"Sheila Hutchinson Whitt3:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Love Vibes"Jeanette Hawes, Lonnie Reaves3:12
7."I Wouldn't Lie"Jon Lind, Fred Tacker4:33
8."My Everything"Pamela Hutchinson, Wanda Hutchinson, Thomas McClary3:42
9."Spirit of Summer"Eumir Deodato2:23
10."Whole Lot of Shakin'"Maurice White, Al McKay3:18
11."Music Box"Maurice White0:40

Personnel

The Emotions
  • Wanda Hutchinson – vocals
  • Sheila Hutchinson Whitt – vocals
  • Jeanette Hawes – vocals
Musicians
Technical
  • Tom Perry - engineer
  • Andy Engel - album design
  • Jürgen Reisch - photography

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
[9]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 40
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 12
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
R&B
[10]
1978 "Smile" 6
"Whole Lot of Shakin'" 44
1979 "Walking the Line" 58

References

  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Sunbeam > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. ^ Storm Roberts, John (November 1978). "The Emotions: Sunbeam" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 28. High Fidelity Magazine. p. 158.
  3. ^ Storm Roberts, John (November 1978). "The Emotions: Sunbeam" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 28. High Fidelity Magazine. p. 159.
  4. ^ Garland, Phyl (December 1978). "The Emotions: Sunbeam" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 41. Stereo Review. p. 127.
  5. ^ "The Emotions: Sunbeam". 45worlds.com.
  6. ^ "The Emotions: Sunbeam (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com.
  7. ^ "The Emotions: Sunbeam (Billboard 200)". billboard.com.
  8. ^ "The Emotions: Sunbeam". RIAA.com.
  9. ^ "US Charts > The Emotions". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  10. ^ "The Emotions: Smile (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com.
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