Double Exposure (band)
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Double Exposure are James Williams, Joseph Harris, Charles Whittington and Leonard 'Butch' Davis, who were originally called 'United Image' back in the 1960s. They have been singing together since junior high school and have remained friends ever since. They recorded for the Salsoul record label.
On December 11, 1975, at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pa, Double Exposure began recording what would become one of the most successful albums ever to come out of the Philly music empire.
Their 1976 album Ten Percent featured a pair of major club hits, with the title track's remix by Walter Gibbons being the first commercially available 12-inch single.
Before signing to Salsoul, the band were known as United Image and recorded on the Stax Records label.
In 2001, a dance group called M&S used samples from Double Exposure's "Everyman" in their song called "Salsoul Nugget". Songs include "My Love Is Free".
The group are currently, as of September 2008, recording new material, including an Eli/Dixon/Green composition called "Soul Recession"/Soultronics Records at Eli's Studio E facility in Philadelphia. Some original Salsoul/Philly/TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)/MFSB (Gamble and Huff) session musicians have appeared on "Soul Recession", including Earl Young, Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, T.G. Conway, Jimmy Williams and Rikki Hicks. There is an anticipated CD/12" release soon with a number of tracks and alternative mixes, including ones by legendary mixers Tom Moulton and John Morales.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
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| 1976 | Ten Percent | 129 | 40 | Salsoul | ||||||||||
| 1978 | Fourplay | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Locker Room | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Always | — | — | Double Exposure | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilations
- The Best of Double Exposure (Charly, 1999)
- The Anthology (Suss'd, 2006)
- My Love Is Free: The Best of Double Exposure (Koch, 2006)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dan [1] |
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| 1976 | "Ten Percent" | 54 | 63 | 2 | Ten Percent | |||||||||
| "My Love Is Free" | 104 | 44 | 15 | |||||||||||
| "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)" | — | 84 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | "Newsy Neighbors" | 107 | — | — | Fourplay | |||||||||
| "Perfect Lover" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1979 | "I Got the Hots for Ya" | — | 33 | 37 | Locker Room | |||||||||
| 1982 | "After All This Time" | — | — | 57 | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
External links
- Double Exposure at AllMusic
- Double Exposure discography at Discogs
- Double Exposure on Soul Tracks
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