Teddy |
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Released |
June 23, 1979
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Recorded |
1978–1979 |
Studio |
Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Genre |
R&B, soul
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Length |
41:59 |
Label |
Philadelphia International |
Producer |
Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
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- "Turn Off the Lights / If You Know Like I Know"
Released: May 22, 1979
- "Come Go With Me / Do Me"
Released: August 8, 1979
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Teddy is the third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1979. It included more "bedroom ballads" than his prior releases, and was compared to Marvin Gaye's I Want You album.
Two singles were released from the album: "Turn Off the Lights", which reached US Pop #48 and #2 on the R&B charts, and "Come Go With Me," which reached #14 R&B.
The album was nominated for an American Music Award, Favorite Soul/R&B Album in 1980 and 1981.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated
- "Come Go With Me"
- "Turn Off the Lights"
- "I'll Never See Heaven Again" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
- "All I Need Is You" (Darnell Jordan, Sherman Marshall)
- "If You Know Like I Know" (Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead)
- "Do Me"
- "Set Me Free" (Bell, James)
- "Life Is a Circle"
Personnel
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Teddy Pendergrass - lead and backing vocals
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Leon Huff - keyboards
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Thom Bell - keyboards, backing vocals
- Charles Collins, Keith Benson, Quinton Joseph - drums
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Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers, Tony Bell - guitar
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Bob Babbitt, Jimmy Williams - bass
- Lenny Pakula - organ
- David Cruse - percussion
- Don Renaldo & His Horns and Strings - strings, horns
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Barbara Ingram, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Joseph Jefferson - backing vocals
- Jack Faith, Tony Bell, Dexter Wansel, Jerry Cohen, Larry Gold, John L. Usry Jnr., Thom Bell - arrangements
- Technical
- Ed Lee - design
- Frank Laffitte - photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year
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Single
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Peak chart positions
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US
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US R&B
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1979
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"Turn Off the Lights"
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48
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2
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"Come Go with Me"
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14
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See also