Teddy Pendergrass (album)

Teddy Pendergrass is the debut solo album from the American R&B/soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1977.

It did well for a debut album, reaching No. 17 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Billboard R&B album chart. Two singles were released: "I Don't Love You Anymore"; and "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me", reaching No. 41 pop & No. 5 R&B; and R&B No. 16, respectively.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated

1. "You Can't Hide from Yourself" 4:08
2. "Somebody Told Me" (Victor Carstarphen, Kenny Gamble, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 5:15
3. "Be Sure" 5:19
4. "And If I Had" 4:26
5. "I Don't Love You Anymore" 4:01
6. "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me" (Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham) 4:30
7. "Easy, Easy, Got to Take It Easy" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:55
8. "The More I Get, the More I Want" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:26

Personnel

• Teddy Pendergrass - vocals
• Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris - guitar
• Dexter Wansel, Victor Carstarphen, Ron Kersey - keyboards, synthesizers
• Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman, Jimmy Williams - bass
• Keith Benson, Karl Chambers, Charles Collins - drums, percussion
• Larry Washington - bongos, congas
• MFSB - strings, horns
• Bobby Martin, Jack Faith - arrangements

Technical

• Ed Lee - album design, artwork
• Frank Laffitte - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Later samples

• "You Can't Hide from Yourself"
• "Portrait of a Masterpiece" by the D.O.C. from the album No One Can Do It Better
• "And If I Had"
• "Devil's Pie" by D'Angelo from the album Voodoo
• "Cradle to the Grave" by Mobb Deep from the album The Infamous
• "Easy Easy Got to Take It Easy"
• "Not Enough" by Little Brother from the album The Minstrel Show
• "Somebody Told Me" **"Backtight" by Jaheim from the album "Still Ghetto"

References

External links

• Teddy Pendergrass-Teddy Pendergrass at Discogs