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10½ (album)
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10½ studio The Dramatics The Dramatics-10½.jpeg 1980 *Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Experience, Hollywood, California
Ocean Way, Hollywood, California
Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
The Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan
United Sound, Detroit, Michigan 45:21 MCA Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks Anytime, Anyplace 1979 The Dramatic Way 1980
10½ is a studio album by the Dramatics released in 1980 on MCA Records.The Dramatics: 10½ 1980 MCA Records The album reached No. 14 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-dramatics/chart-history/blp/ The Dramatics: 10½ (Top Soul Albums) Billboard billboard.com
Overview
10½ was produced by Dramatics members Larry "L.J." Reynolds and Ron Banks.
Singles
Welcome Back Home reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-dramatics/chart-history/bsi/ The Dramatics: Welcome Back Home (Hot Soul Songs) Billboard billboard.com
Critical reception
Allmusic 4.5 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/10-1-2-mw0000838434 The Dramatics: 10½ Wynn, Ron Allmusic allmusic.com
Ron Wynn of Allmusic gave a four out of five stars review saying "A celebratory album that marked their being together for over a decade, this was one of the group's best MCA/ABC albums".
Tracklisting
Music Is the Peoples Choice Cecil Womack, Ron Banks 5:54 Welcome Back Home Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks 6:47 Runnin' From My Love Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks, Tony Green 4:55 Love Is Here Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff 5:29 I Just Wanna Dance the Night Away Larry "L.J." Reynolds 7:33 If You Feel Like You Wanna Dance, Dance Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Martinus Montgomery 5:55 It Ain't Rainin' (On Nobody's House But Mine) Larry "L.J." Reynolds 6:04 Be With the One You Love Larry "L.J." Reynolds 3:37
Personnel
Darnell Kimbrough, Cecil Womack, Dennis Harris, T.J. Tindall, Roland Bautista - guitars
Raymond Johnson, Carlton "Cotton" Kent, Rudy Robinson - keyboards
Vassal Benford - synthesizers
Greg Phillinganes - piano, Moog synthesizers
Robert Lyle - Clavinet, Rhodes and acoustic piano
John Brinson - electric piano
Nathan Lamarr Watts, Tony Green, James Williams - bass
Marvin Webb, Ricky Lawson, Darrell Jennings, Jerome "Jerry" Jones - drums
Lorenzo Brown "Bag of Tricks", Kenneth Hudson, Carl "Butch" Small - percussion
Kerry Campbell - saxophone
Mike Patillo and The Dramatics - backing vocals
Production
Arranged by [Horns & Strings] – Donald Cooke, George Del Barrio, John Brinson, Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Wayne Henderson
Arranged by [Rhythm] – John Brinson, Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks, Rudy (?), Tony Green
Coordinator [Album] – Louella Jackson
Coordinator [Production] – Brian Spears, Cynthia Sissle, Louella Jackson
Engineer [Mixing] – Allen Sides, Ellis "Pete" Bishop, Rick Gianatos
Engineer [Re-mix] – Ellis "Pete" Bishop
Engineer [Recording] – B. Benton, Dave Boyer, David Latman, Derk Devlin, J. Kaufman, Jeffrey Stewart, Jim Gallagher, Michael Evans, Michael Grace, Ellis "Pete" Bishop, Terry Tuck, Ty Blair, W. Borchers, Warren Woods
Executive-Producer – Don Davis
Management – Forest Hamilton Personnal
Mastered by – Bernie Grundman
Producer – Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks
References
Category:1980 albums
Category:MCA Records albums
Category:Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios