So Full of Love

So Full of Love
Studio album by The O'Jays
Released 1978
Recorded 1977-1978
Genre R&B
Length 38:32
Label Philadelphia International
Producer Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler
The O'Jays chronology
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
(1977)
So Full Of Love
(1978)
Identify Yourself
(1979)

So Full Of Love is an 1978 album by the The O'Jays. The album contains the #1 R&B hit "Use ta Be My Girl".This album was awarded RIAA Platinum Certification for sales of 1,000,000 copies sold.

The single "Brandy" has long been speculated by many fans to be about a woman. However, in 2013, production team Gamble and Huff revealed the song was, in fact, written about a dog.[1]


Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.[3]

Side one

  1. "Sing My Heart Out" - 4:25
  2. "Use Ta Be My Girl" - 4:02
  3. "Cry Together" - 5:36
  4. "This Time Baby" (Casey James, LeRoy Bell) - 4:43

Side two

  1. "Brandy" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Charles B. Simmons) - 4:14
  2. "Take Me to the Stars" (Larry Hancock, Al Boyd) - 4:13
  3. "Help (Somebody Please)" (Eddie Levert, Robert Dukes) - 4:58
  4. "Strokety Sroke" (Bunny Sigler) - 4:24

Personnel

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1978 So Full Of Love 6 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1978 "Brandy (I Really Miss You)" 79 21
"Use Ta Be My Girl" 4 1

See also

External links

References

  1. McMillan, Stephen. "Q&A: The Legendary Gamble & Huff". soultrain.com. Soul Train Holdings. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14420/review
  3. allmusic ((( So Full of Love > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
  4. "The O'Jays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  5. "The O'Jays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
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