The Two of Us (Yarbrough & Peoples album)
| The Two of Us | ||||
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| Studio album by Yarbrough & Peoples | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 at Total Experience Recording Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre |
R&B Soul Funk Boogie | |||
| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer |
Lonnie Simmons Jonah Ellis | |||
| Yarbrough & Peoples chronology | ||||
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The Two of Us is the debut album by the R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples.[1][2] It was released in 1980 on Mercury Records, and produced by Total Experience Records owner Lonnie Simmons.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Two of Us contained the couple's biggest hit, "Don't Stop the Music", which went to #1 on the R&B charts, #26 on the dance charts, and #19 on the pop charts.[4] The album peaked at #1 on the R&B Charts and #16 on the pop charts.[5]
Track listing
- "Don't Stop the Music" 7:49 (Alisa Peoples, Lonnie Simmons, Jonah Simms)
- "Crazy" 3:54 (Peoples, Calvin Yarbrough)
- "Third Degree" 4:54 (Ellis)
- "Easy Tonight" 3:38 (Ellis)
- "Want You Back Again" 4:15 (Vice, Yarbrough, Peoples)
- "Come to Me" 4:36 (Yarbrough, Peoples, Simmons)
- "You're My Song" 4:58 (Ellis, Simmons)
- "Two of Us" 4:15 (Yarbrough, Peoples)
- "I Believe I'm Falling in Love" 3:52 (Ellis)
Personnel
- Cavin Yarbrough & Alisa Peoples - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Temple McKinney - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Dionne "Flea" Oliver, Michael McKinney - Bass
- Victor "Widetrack" Hill - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Michael Wycoff, Patrick Moten - Keyboards
- J.P. "Sugarfoot" Moffett, Melvin Webb, Raymond Calhoun - Drums
- Butch Bonner, Jimmy Macon, Wes Blackman, Jonah Ellis - Guitar
- Loftin "Boots" Gray, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Benjamin Wright, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Horn & String Arrangements
- Jim Gilstrap, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Peterson - Backing Vocals
Production
- Produced By Lonnie Simmons & Jonah Ellis for Total Experience Productions, except "Want You Back Again" & "Come To Me"; produced by Lonnie Simmons & Malvin "Dino" Vice
- Recording & Mix Engineers: Steve McMillan, Michael Evans & Jack Rouben, except "Crazy" & "Third Degree"; mixed by Rick Gianatos & Bob Stone
- Remixes by Michael Evans & Steve McMillan
- Mastered by Bob Carbone
- All Songs Copyright Blackwell Publishing
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[6] | 16 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[6] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US R&B |
US Disco | ||
| 1981 | "Don't Stop The Music" | 19 | 1 | 26 |
| "Third Degree" | - | 74 | - | |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1981 (U.S.)
External links
References
- ↑ Discogs
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ Lytle, Craig. Yarbrough & Peoples: The Two Of Us > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ Singles Charts
- ↑ Album Charts
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Yarbrough & Peoples US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ↑ "Yarbrough & Peoples US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.