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Too (S.O.S. Band album)

Too is the second album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released on the Tabu label in July 1981. It was produced by Sigidi Abdullah.

History

The album peaked at #30 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #117 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "Do It Now (Part 1)" and "You" They peaked at #15 and #64 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Track listing

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

  • Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocals
  • Billy Ellis – saxophone, vocals
  • John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals
  • Mary Davis – vocals, percussion
  • James Earl Jones – drums, vocals
  • W. Sonny Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Bruno Speight guitar, vocals
  • Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, trombone, vocals

Additional Personnel

  • Travis Biggs – keyboards, flute, harp
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson – percussion
  • David Majal Li – alto saxophone
  • Rhonghea Southern – guitar, background vocals
  • Phyllis "Penny" Wanzo, Rosalyn Sweeper, Fredi Grace, Keith Rawls – background vocals
  • Ben Picone, William Henderson (concertmasters) – strings

Production

  • Sigidi – producer
  • Clarence Avant – executive producer
  • Steve Williams – chief engineer
  • Les Horn; Assistant engineer
  • Fred Wesley – horns and strings arrangements
  • Joe Q. Hall, Scott Skidmore, Sabrina Buchanek, Peter Damski, Les Horn, Greg Webster, Richard Wells, Mark Ettle, Tony Chiappa, Louis Summers, Les Cooper, Mitch Gibson – assistant engineers
  • Steve Marcussen – mastering
  • Art Sims, 11:24 Design – art direction
  • Don Miller – photography (front cover)
  • David Randale – photography (back cover)
  • Nick Fasciano – logo sculpture

Charts

Singles

References

External links