Surrender (O'Bryan album)
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| Studio album by O'Bryan |
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| Released |
December 1986 |
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| Recorded |
1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California |
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| Genre |
R&B, Soul |
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| Length |
41:08 |
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| Label |
Capitol |
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| Producer |
O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman |
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| O'Bryan chronology |
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Be My Lover
(1984) |
Surrender
(1986) |
The Best Of O'Bryan
(1996) |
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Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.
Reception
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Rating |
| Allmusic |
  [1] |
Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.
Track listing
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| 1. |
"Tenderoni" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman |
3:48 |
| 2. |
"You Have Got To Come To Me" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman |
5:35 |
| 3. |
"Driving Force" | O'Bryan Burnette II |
5:52 |
| 4. |
"Maria" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius |
5:24 |
| 5. |
"What Goes Around" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman |
5:34 |
| 6. |
"Is This For Real" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius |
5:09 |
| 7. |
"Dreamin' About You" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius |
5:31 |
| 8. |
"Surrender" | Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren |
4:17 |
Charts
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions[2] |
| US |
US
R&B |
| 1986 |
Surrender |
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66 |
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Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart positions[3] |
| US |
US
R&B |
US
Dance |
| 1986 |
"Tenderoni" |
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35 |
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| 1987 |
"Driving Force" |
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60 |
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Personnel
- O'Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
- Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
- Melvin Davis – bass guitar
- Karl Denson – saxophone
- Virgie Hunter – trumpet
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
- Chuck Morris – drums
- Levi Seacer – guitar
- Bruce Sterling – keyboards
- David Vansuch – saxophone
- Alex Brown – background vocals
- Carmen Carter – background vocals
- Lynn Davis – background vocals
- Clayton Dover – background vocals
- Rafael Dover – background vocals
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