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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau(B)[2]
Smash Hits5/10[3]

The Whispers is the ninth studio album by American R&B/Soul vocal group The Whispers, Released on October 20, 1979 by SOLAR Records. It includes the number-one R&B single, "And The Beat Goes On" and " A Song For Donny" ; tribute song to American musician and vocalist Donny Hathaway who died in January 1979.

Track listing

  1. "A Song for Donny" - (Donny Hathaway, special lyrics by Carrie Lucas) - 4:27
  2. "My Girl" - (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 5:53
  3. "Lady" - (Nicholas Caldwell) - 5:05
  4. "Can You Do the Boogie" - (Carrie Lucas, Norman Beavers) - 6:07
  5. "And The Beat Goes On" - (William B. Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Leon Sylvers III) - 7:30
  6. "I Love You" - (Kossi Gardner) - 5:10
  7. "Out the Box" - (William B. Shelby, Leon Sylvers III) - 4:57
  8. "Welcome into My Dream" - (Grady Wilkins) - 4:40

Personnel

  • Bass – Craig "Mr. Bass" Raglin, Leon Sylvers III, Melvin Coleman
  • Drums – Kirk Perkins, Wardell Potts, William "Buba" Bryant
  • Guitar – Larry White, Stephen Shockley, Werner Schuchner (Bear)
  • Keyboards – Barry Sarna, Grady Wilkins, Kevin Spencer, Kossi Gardner, Norman Beavers, Ricky Smith, William Shelby
  • Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Fred "Timbales" Lewis, Karl E. Dickens
  • Vocals – Leaveil Degree, Marcus Hutson, Nicholas Caldwell, Wallace Scott, Walter Scott

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 6
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 1

Singles

Year Single US Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1979 "A Song for Donny" — 21 —
1980 "Lady" 28 3 —
1980 "And the Beat Goes On" 19 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Elias, Jason. The Whispers: The Whispers > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  3. ^ Hillier, Bev. "The Whispers: The Whispers". Smash Hits (April 3–16 1980): 31.
  4. ^ a b "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  5. ^ "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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