You're the Song I've Always Wanted to Sing
| You're the Song I've Always Wanted to Sing | ||||
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| Studio album by Timmy Thomas | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973-1974 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Label | Glades Records, TK, Polydor. | |||
| Producer |
Steve Alaimo Betty Wright (track 3) Willie Clarke (tracks 1 & 8) | |||
| Timmy Thomas chronology | ||||
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You're the Song I've Always Wanted To Sing is the second solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Timmy Thomas. The album was released in 1974 on Glades and TK Records. The album was re-released as an audio CD on 2004, by EMI.[1]
Joining Timmy Thomas on this outing were other Henry Stone musicians and vocalists who recorded on the labels Glades, TK and Polydor. They were Betty Wright, George "Chocolate" Perry, Jerome Smith, and Willie "Little Beaver" Hale.[2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Timmy Thomas, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "You're the Song (I've Always Wanted To Sing)" (Stanley McKenny, Timmy Thomas) | 3:19 | |
| 2. | "I've Got to See you Tonight" (Willie "Little Beaver" Hale) | 3:18 | |
| 3. | "Sweet Brown Sugar" (Betty Wright) | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Deep in You" | 3:37 | |
| 5. | "Spread Us Around" (Steve Alaimo, Thomas) | 2:56 | |
| 6. | "One Brief Moment" | 3:48 | |
| 7. | "What Can I Tell Her" (Brad Shapiro, Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke) | 5:49 | |
| 8. | "Ebony Affair" | 3:50 | |
| 9. | "Let Me Be Your Eyes" (Harry Wayne Casey, Thomas) | 3:51 |
Personnel
- Timmy Thomas - Lead vocals, Keyboards
- Willie "Little Beaver" Hale - Guitar
- Jerome Smith - Guitar
- George "Chocolate" Perry - Bass guitar
- Ron Bogdon - Bass guitar
- Robert Furgeson - Drums
- Robert Johnson - Drums
- Betty Wright - Backing vocals
- Margaret Reynolds - Backing vocals