Coming Back for More
| Coming Back for More | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Mercury[1] | |||
| Producer | William Bell and Paul Mitchell | |||
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Coming Back for More is a studio album by American soul singer William Bell, released in 1977.[2] Most of the songs were written by Bell and co-producer Paul Mitchell.[3] The album contains Bell's most commercially successful song, "Tryin' to Love Two".[4]
The album peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [7] |
AllMusic called the album "arguably the artistic and commercial peak of [Bell's] entire career."[6]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "Tryin' to Love Two" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
- "If Sex Was All We Had" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
- "Relax" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
- "You Don't Miss Your Water" (William Bell, Traditional, Steve Young)
- "Malnutrition" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
Side two
[edit]- "Coming Back for More" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
- "Just Another Way to Feel" (Paul Mitchell)
- "I Absotively, Posolutely Love You" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
- "I Wake Up Cryin'" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson)
References
[edit]- ^ Heller, Jason (7 June 2016). "An Underrated Soul Singer Returns". The New Yorker.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 524.
- ^ McEwen, Charles (Apr 2, 1977). "Some Things Just Never Change, and Thank Goodness for That". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. p. 22T.
- ^ Light, Alan (June 2, 2016). "William Bell, a Stax Records Team Player, Upholds and Extends". The New York Times.
- ^ "William Bell". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Comin' Back for More". AllMusic.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 31.
- Mercury Records original sleeve notes
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