| First Choice | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Philly soul Girl group R&B Disco Smooth Soul Pop |
| Years active | 1971–1984 |
| Labels | Philly Groove, Gold Mind |
| Members | |
| Annette Guest Debbie Martin Joyce Jones Rochelle Fleming Ursula Herring |
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First Choice was an American girl group vocal music trio from Philadelphia. The group produced the disco hits "Armed and Extremely Dangerous", "Smarty Pants", "The Player", "Love Thang", "Let No Man Put Asunder" and "Dr. Love". They were signed to soul label Philly Groove Records and to disco label Salsoul Records.
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| Year | Album | Peak positions[1] | Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
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| 1973 | Armed and Extremely Dangerous | 184 | 55 | Philly Groove | ||
| 1974 | The Player | 143 | 36 | |||
| 1976 | So Let Us Entertain You | 204 | 53 | Warner Bros. | ||
| 1977 | Delusions | 103 | — | Gold Mind | ||
| 1979 | Hold Your Horses | 135 | 58 | |||
| 1980 | Breakaway | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
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| 1994 | Philly Golden Classics | — | — | Collectables | ||
| The Best of First Choice | — | — | Southbound | |||
| 1996 | Greatest Hits | — | — | Capitol | ||
| 2006 | The Greatest Hits: It's Not Over | — | — | Koch Records | ||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||
| Year | Single | Chart positions[1][2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
UK | |||
| 1972 | "This Is The House (Where Love Died)" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" | 28 | 11 | — | 16 | |
| "Smarty Pants" | 56 | 25 | — | 9 | ||
| 1974 | "Newsy Neighbors" | 97 | 35 | — | — | |
| "The Player (Part 1)" | 70 | 7 | — | — | ||
| "Guilty" | 103 | 19 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Love Freeze" | — | 61 | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)" | — | 64 | 5 | — | |
| "Let Him Go" | — | 97 | — | |||
| 1977 | "Doctor Love" | 41 | 23 | 8 | — | |
| "Love Having You Around" | — | 68 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Hold Your Horses" | — | 73 | 5 | — | |
| "Double Cross" | 104 | 60 | — | |||
| "Love Thang" | — | — | 52 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Breakaway" | — | — | 80 | — | |
| 1983 | "Let No Man Put Asunder" (EP) | — | — | 13 | — | |
| 1984 | "Doctor Love" (re-release) | — | — | 61 | — | |
| 1999 | "Doctor Love" (remixes) | — | — | 22 | — | |
| 2001 | "The Player" (remixes) | — | — | 7 | — | |
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||