Doin' Alright is the debut studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan.
Reception
"Doin' Alright," was released in April 1982 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. The lead single, "The Gigolo," was a slice of funk with new wave and rock elements that emphasized O'Bryan's falsetto. Released in January, "The Gigolo" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard R&B Singles charts.
The follow-up single was an updated cover of The Four Tops' "Still Water (Love)," peaking at No. 23. Among the other standouts on O'Bryan's debut are the mid-tempo title track; the elegant ballad "Love Has Found Its Way;" and the sentimental "Can't Live Without Your Love."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Personnel
- O'Bryan â lead vocals, background vocals, clavinet, acoustic piano
- Paulinho da Costa â percussion
- Melvin Davis â bass guitar, electric piano
- Wilton Felder â tenor saxophone
- Gary Grant â lead trumpet
- Bill Green â baritone saxophone
- Larry Hall â trumpet
- Terry Harrington â tenor saxophone
- Ron Kersey â electric piano, synthesizers, background vocals
- Johnny McGhee â guitar
- Bob Payne â trombone
- Jack Perry â synthesizers
- Greg Phillinganes â acoustic piano
- Barry Rudolph â percussion
- David Shields â drums
- Melvin Webb â drums
- Sam Dees â background vocals
- Jeffrey Osborne â background vocals
- The Waters â background vocals
- Bruce Miller â string and horn arrangements
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