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Floaters (album)

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Floaters
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1977
StudioPAC 3
(Detroit, Michigan)
Sound Studio
(Detroit, Michigan)
GenreSoul, R&B
Length42:05
LabelABC
ProducerJames Mitchell, Marvin Willis
The Floaters chronology
Floaters
(1977)
Magic
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Floaters is the debut studio album recorded by American R&B group The Floaters, released in 1977 on the ABC label.

Commercial performance

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The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "Float On", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles and UK Singles Charts, and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", originally recorded by Dusty Springfield, charted at No. 28 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Marvin Willis, Arnold Ingram and James Mitchell, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Float On"11:49
2."You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell)4:53
3."Got to Find a Way"3:47
Side two
No.TitleLength
4."I Bet You Get the One You Love" (Abrim Tilmon, James Mitchell)3:04
5."Everything Happens for a Reason" (Arnold Ingram, James Mitchell)3:58
6."Take One Step at a Time"4:05
7."No Stronger Love"5:09
8."I Am So Glad I Took My Time"5:20

Personnel

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The Floaters

  • Larry Cunningham – tenor
  • Paul Mitchell – baritone
  • Charles Clark – tenor
  • Ralph Mitchell – tenor

Musicians

  • Kenny Goodman – guitar
  • Buster Marbury – drums
  • Brimstone Ingram – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Guy Hutson – bass
  • Dennis Coffey – guitar, sitar
  • Marvin Willis – trumpet
  • Larry Nozero – balto saxophone, flute
  • Jack Brokensha – vibraphone, bells
  • Lorenzo "Bag of Tricks" Brown – congas
  • Gary Schunk – clarinet, ARP synthesizer
  • Brandye, James Mitchell – background vocals

Charts

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Album

Chart (1977) Peaks
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs 10
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Australia (Kent Music Report) 28[3]

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
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US
R&B

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AUS
[3]
1977 "Float On" 2 1 16
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" 28

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Floaters review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c "US Charts > The Floaters". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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