Try My Love (Táta Vega album)
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Try My Love is an R&B studio album by Táta Vega. It is her third solo album and was released on Motown's Tamla label in late 1978. While not as critically acclaimed as her two previous albums, it received the greatest success on Billboard's Pop and R&B album charts. The double-sided single "I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby/Get It Up For Love" hit the Top 20 on Billboard's Dance Music charts. "I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby" was also a hit on Billboard's R&B charts. It was her most successful single during her Motown years.[2]
Track listing
The following is the track listing from the original vinyl LP.[3] As of January 2011[update], the album has not been commercially released on CD. The 12-inch version of "I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby" was released on Motown's 1996 compilation CD, Funkology, Vol. 3: Dance Divas.[4] "Get It Up for Love" was a cover of the Ned Doheny song, which appeared on his 1976 album, Hard Candy. "Whopper Bopper Show Stopper" was a cover of the title track of the 1976 album by Jr. Walker & the All-Stars. The latter was written by All-Stars keyboardist Danny Saunders.
- Side One
- "Come On and Try My Love" (David Jones, Jr./Wade Brown, Jr./Michael Margerum) - 3:20
- "I Need You Now" (Brian Holland/Edward Holland, Jr.) - 3:34*
- "Get It Up for Love" (Ned Doheny) - 6:09*
- "If Love Must Go" (Will Jennings) - 4:11
- "Magic Feeling" (Don Grusin/Dave Griffin/Claudio Slon) - 3:51*
- Side Two
- "Gonna Do My Best to Love You" (Brenda Russell/Brian Russell/David Foster) - 4:23*
- "I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby" (Harold Johnson/Gwen Cathey) - 4:21
- "Whopper Bopper Show Stopper" (Daniel Saunders) - 3:15*
- "In The Morning" (Marlo Henderson) - 4:15*
Production
- Producer: Winston Monseque (except *co-produced by Andre Fisher)
- Arranger: Al Johnson (except *arranged by Andre Fisher)
- Recording Engineers: Humberto Gatica & Kelly Kotera
- Mixing Engineer: Kelly Kotera
- Design: Norm Ung
- Photography: Suzanne Nyergas
- Lettering: Vigon Nahas Vigon
- Executive Producer & Personal Management: Winston Monseque
Background vocals
- Stephanie Spruill
- Yolande Howard
- Patti Brooks (courtesy of Casablanca Records & Filmworks)
- Brenda Russell (courtesy of Rocket Records)
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