| Irons in the Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by Teena Marie | ||||
| Released | July 06, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 at Motown/Hitsville Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Length | 43:41 | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Producer | Teena Marie | |||
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Irons in the Fire is the third album by Teena Marie, released in 1980 on Motown. Her first self produced effort, it was dedicated to her father, Thomas Leslie Brockert. It received positive reviews on its release.
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| Allmusic | [1] |
Irons in the Fire peaked at #9 on the Black Albums chart and #38 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "I Need Your Lovin'" peaked at #9 on the US Black Singles chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #28 in the United Kingdom, making it Marie's second and last top 30 single in that country. In addition, along with the track "Chains", "I Need Your Lovin'" peaked at number two for two weeks on the dance charts [2].
All songs were written by Teena Marie, except where noted.
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 38 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 9 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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| 1980 | "I Need Your Lovin'" | 37 | 9 | 2 |