Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC | (favorable) [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
Black & Blue is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in September 1973. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff.
The album features the hit singles "The Love I Lost" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)". The B-side of "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)", "I'm Weak for You", also made the R&B chart.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cabaret" | 1:42 |
| 2. | "The Love I Lost" | 6:24 |
| 3. | "It All Depends on You" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Concentrate on Me" (Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)" | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Is There a Place for Me" (Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) | 6:56 |
| 7. | "I'm Weak for You" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert) | 6:51 |
| 8. | "I'm Comin' Home Tomorrow" | 6:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "The Love I Lost" (Part I - Single Version) | 3:35 |
| 10. | "I'm Weak for You" (Part I - Single Version) | 3:23 |
Personnel
- Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Lloyd Parks – vocals
- MFSB – music
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak [4] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 5 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [5] | ||
| 1973 | "The Love I Lost (Part 1)" | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 1974 | "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)" | 58 | 6 | 32 |
| "I'm Weak for You" | — | 87 | — | |
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Black & the Blue review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl. "Black & Blue review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Black and Blue review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ "UK Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
External links
- Black & Blue at Discogs (list of releases)