III (S.O.S. Band album)

III
Studio album by The SOS Band
Released 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Soul Funk
Label Tabu Records
Producer Ricky Sylvers Gene Dozier
The SOS Band chronology
Too
(1981)		 III
(1982)		 On the Rise
(1983)

III is the third studio album by the R&B group The SOS Band, released in 1982.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album spawned three singles including "High Hopes", which reached #25 on the R&B Chart, "Have It Your Way" (#49 R&B), and "Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" which peaked at #47 on the U.S. Dance chart and #72 on the UK Singles Chart.

"High Hopes" is notable for being the first collaboration between the group and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who would go on the write and produce several hits for the group.

Track listing

  1. "Can't Get Enough" - (Charmaine Sylvers, Glen Barbee) (5:45)
  2. "High Hopes" - (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) (6:29)
  3. "Have It Your Way" - (John Simpson) (5:07)
  4. "Your Love (It's the One for Me)" - (Crystal McCarey, Gene Dozier) (5:18)
  5. "Good & Plenty" - (Bruno Speight, Charmaine Sylvers, Gene Dozier, John Simpson) (4:24)
  6. "Looking for You" - (Bruno Speight, John Simpson) (4:27)
  7. "These Are the Things" - (John Simpson, Mary Davis, Travis Biggs) (4:47)
  8. "You Shake Me Up" - (Gene Dozier, Jason Bryant) (4:00)
  9. "Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" - (Charmaine Sylvers, Gene Dozier) (4:28)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 172
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 27

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B		 US
Dance
1982 "High Hopes" 25 49
"Have It Your Way" 49 —
"Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" 47 72

External links

References

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. SOS Band: III > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "SOS Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p121296/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-08-19. 
  3. ^ "SOS Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p121296/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-08-19.