S.O.S. (S.O.S. Band album)
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| Studio album by The S.O.S. Band | ||||
| Released | June 06, 1980 | |||
| Recorded |
Web IV Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Apogee Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Axis Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
| Genre | R&B, funk, disco, boogie | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Tabu | |||
| Producer | Sigidi | |||
| The S.O.S. Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from S.O.S. | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 4/10[2] |
S.O.S. is the debut album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in the summer of 1980. It was produced by Sigidi.
The album was a hit at nightclubs and "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" became a disco classic.
History
The album peaked at #2 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #12 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded the Billboard R&B number-one hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" The single also peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play, and #51 on the UK Singles Chart. Two following singles, "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" and "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?", also charted on the R&B chart, reaching #20 and #87 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" | S.O.S. Band, Sigidi | 5:43 | |||||||
| 2. | "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?" | Jason Bryant | 4:50 | |||||||
| 3. | "Open Letter" | Sigidi, Rhonghea Southern | 4:29 | |||||||
| 4. | "Love Won't Wait for Love" | Sigidi, Crystal McCrarey | 5:11 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 5. | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" | Harold Clayton, Sigidi | 7:46 | |||||||
| 6. | "I'm in Love" | Robert Eugene Daniels | 3:36 | |||||||
| 7. | "Take Love Where You Find It" | John Alexander Simpson, Bruno Speight | 5:55 | |||||||
| 8. | "S.O.S. (Reprise)" | S.O.S. Band, Sigidi | 1:50 | |||||||
| 2013 remastered bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 9. | "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" (Edit) | S.O.S. Band, Sigidi | 4:04 | |||||||
| 10. | "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" (Special Disco Mix) | S.O.S. Band, Sigidi | 7:37 | |||||||
| 11. | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Part 1) | Harold Clayton, Sigidi | 3:13 | |||||||
| 12. | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Part 2) | Harold Clayton, Sigidi | 4:12 | |||||||
| 13. | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Long Version) | Harold Clayton, Sigidi | 7:37 | |||||||
| 14. | "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?" (Edit) | Jason Bryant | 3:54 | |||||||
Personnel
The S.O.S. Band
- Jason "T.C." Bryant – keyboards, vocals
- Billy "B.E." Ellis – saxophone, keyboards, vocals
- Mary Davis – vocals, percussion
- James Earl Jones III – drums, vocals
- Willie "Sonny" Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
- Bruno Speight – lead guitar
- John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals
Additional Personnel
- James Stroud – drums (on "Love Won't Wait for Love")
- Munyungo – percussion
- Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Rick Gardner, David Li, Richard Griffith, Ray Brown, Jr., Nolan Smith, Jeff Clayton – horns
- Bill Henderson (concertmaster) – strings
- Rosalind Sweeper, Freddi Rawls, Michele Morgan, Gertha Simms – background vocals
- Dorothy Farrell, Linda Riley, Pam Jones, Isaac Welcome, Angela (Neicy) Hall, Grace Anderson, Charlene Few – handclaps
Production
- Sigidi – producer, arranger
- Clarence Avant – executive producer
- Fred Wesley, The S.O.S. Band – arrangers
- Richard Wells, Ted Bush, Tom Race, George Pappas – engineers
- Tommy Cooper, Greg Webster – assistant engineers
- David Hassinger, Serge Reyes, Rhonghea Southern – mixers
- Neil Petinov – assistant mixer
- Mike Reese – mastering
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak [3] |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 2 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US Dan [4] |
UK [5] | ||
| 1980 | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" | — | 20 | 54 | — | |
| 1981 | "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?" | — | 87 | — | — |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. S.O.S. > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ↑ Hillier, Bev. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 21 – September 3, 1980): 30.
- ↑ "US Albums Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "US Singles Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ↑ "UK Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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