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I Can't Go On This Way

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I Can't Go On This Way
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978
StudioP.S. Recording Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerLeo Graham
Tyrone Davis chronology
Let's Be Closer Together
(1977)
I Can't Go On This Way
(1978)
In the Mood with Tyrone Davis
(1979)
Singles from I Can't Go On This Way
  1. "Get On Up (Disco)"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Can't Help But Say"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

I Can't Go On This Way is an album by the American musician Tyrone Davis, released in 1978.[2][3] It was his third Columbia Records release.

Singles

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Two singles were released. The lead single, "Get On Up (Disco)", reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, while the follow-up, "Can't Help But Say", peaked at No. 65 on the same chart.

Track listing

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  1. "Get On Up Disco" – 9:58
  2. "All I Ever Need" – 4:29
  3. "Bunky" – 5:06
  4. "I Can't Go On This Way" – 4:39
  5. "Can't Help But Say" – 4:10
  6. "It's You It's You" – 3:13
  7. "I'm Still in Love with You" – 3:29
  8. "Do You Feel It" – 4:58

Personnel

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  • Tyrone Davis – lead vocals
  • Tennyson Stephens – keyboards
  • Bernard Reed – bass
  • Danny Leake, John Bishop, Melvin Taylor – guitar
  • Quinton Joseph – drums, percussion
  • Henry Gibson – congas, bongos
  • Gloria Graham, The Haywood Singers, Wales Wallace – backing vocals
  • Cliff Davis, Fred Entesari, Ronald Wilson, Steele Seals, Willie Henderson – saxophone
  • John Avent, Morris Ellie, Steve Berry – trombone
  • Clyde Bordelon, Elmer Brown, Murray Watson, Norval Hodges – trumpet
  • James Mack, Kaye Clement – flute
  • Carol Stephenson – oboe
  • Aventine Calvetti – strings (bass)
  • Bobby Christian – vibraphone
  • Elaine Mack, Kenneth Slowik, Robert Guastafeste – cello
  • Gail Williams, Maurice Grice, Thomas Still, William Klingelhoffer – French horn
  • Gerasim Warutian, Lee Lene, Solomonov Rami – viola
  • Barbara Breckman, Christine Haarvig, Danny Burgess, Deborah Miller, Edward Green, Edmund Baurer*, Elaine Fohrman, Faye Christensen, Mark Feldman, Philip Hilson, Roger James, Sallie LeVerenz, Virginia Graham – violins

Charts

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Chart performance for I Can't Go On This Way
Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 18

References

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  1. ^ Review of I Can't Go On This Way at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tyrone Davis Is Back". The Omaha Star. 6 Jul 1978. p. 6.
  3. ^ Collins, Clay (18 Mar 1978). "Tyrone Davis: A Hit". Journal Herald. Dayton. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Tyrone Davis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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