Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)
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| Studio album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | ||||
| Released | September 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 39:31 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International KZ 32407 |
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| Producer | Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff | |||
| Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC | (favorable) [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
Black & Blue is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in September 1973. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff.
The album features the hit singles "The Love I Lost" and "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)". The B-side of "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)", "I'm Weak for You", also made the R&B chart.
The album was remastered and reissued in 2010 by Big Break Records with two bonus tracks, the single versions of "The Love I Lost" and "I'm Weak for You".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gamble and Huff, except where noted.
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Cabaret" | 1:42 |
| 2. | "The Love I Lost" | 6:24 |
| 3. | "It All Depends on You" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Concentrate on Me" (Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Your Love Back)" | 3:28 |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "Is There a Place for Me" (Huff, McFadden, Whitehead) | 6:56 |
| 7. | "I'm Weak for You" (Gamble, Huff, Cary Gilbert) | 6:51 |
| 8. | "I'm Comin' Home Tomorrow" | 6:11 |
| 2010 remastered reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "The Love I Lost (Part 1)" (single version) | 3:35 |
| 10. | "I'm Weak for You" (single version) | 3:23 |
Personnel
- Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Lloyd Parks – vocals
- MFSB – music
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak [4] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 5 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US R&B [4] |
UK [5] |
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| 1973 | "The Love I Lost (Part 1)" | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 1974 | "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)" | 58 | 6 | 32 |
| "I'm Weak for You" | — | 87 | — | |
References
- ↑ Unterberger, Richie. Black & the Blue review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
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External links
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