Identify Yourself

Identify Yourself is a 1979 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with four tracks produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, three by group members Eddie Levert and Walter Williams, and one by the esteemed Philadelphia producer and composer Thom Bell.

Identify Yourself produced two top 10 R&B singles in "Sing a Happy Song" (#7) and "Forever Mine" (#4); the latter also peaked at #28 on the pop chart, the group's last single to reach the pop top 50. The album sold well, making #3 R&B and #16 pop.The O'Jays' Identify Yourself has received RIAA Platinum Certification for sales of over 1,000,000 copies sold. [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.^[1]

Side one

1. "Sing a Happy Song" – 5:03
2. "Get On Out and Party" (Walter Williams, Terry Stubbs, Leroy Simmons, Mike Jackson) – 5:04
3. "Identify" – 4:56
4. "So Nice I Tried It Twice" (Williams, Jackson, Willie Rose) – 5:50

Side one

1. "Hurry Up & Come Back" (Eddie Levert, Jackson, Williams) – 5:09
2. "Forever Mine" – 6:10
3. "I Want You Here with Me" – 5:28
4. "One in a Million (Girl)" (Thom Bell, Joseph Ericksen) – 3:55

Personnel

• Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Sammy Strain – Vocals
• Don Renaldo – Horns, strings
• Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris, Anthony Bell, Bobby Eli – Guitar
• Quinton Joseph, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Charles Collins – Drums
• James Williams, Willie Ross, Bob Babbitt – Bass
• James Mtume, David Cruse – Percussion
• Leon Huff, Mike Jackson, Thom Bell – Keyboards
• Lenny Pakula, Dunn Pearson – Organ
• Ed Shea – Tympnies

Singles

• "Sing a Happy Song" (US R&B #7, UK #39)
• "I Want You Here with Me" (US R&B #49)
• "Forever Mine" (US R&B #4, US Pop #28)
• "Hurry Up & Come Back" (did not chart)

References