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Come Go with Us

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Come Go with Us
Studio album by
Released1977 (1977)
Genre
LabelColumbia
ProducerVerdine White
Pockets chronology
Come Go with Us
(1977)
Take It On Up
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Come Go with Us is the debut album by R&B band Pockets released in 1977 by Columbia Records.[2] The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[3]

Overview

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Th track, "Come Go with Me" peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 32 on the Disco chart.[4][5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Go with Me"Al McKinney, Robert Wright, Verdine White4:22
2."Pasado"Clarence Burke, James Burke, Ricardo Marrero5:42
3."One Day at a Time"Robert Wright, Verdine White5:33
4."Doin' The Do"Gary Grainger2:58
5."In the Pocket"Al McKinney, Kevin Barnes, Robert Wright, Verdine White3:51
6."Nothing is Stronger"Al McKinney, G. Stekler, Jacob Sheffer, Robert Wright, Verdine White4:00
7."Elusive Lady"Al McKinney, Kevin Barnes6:58
8."Wizzard Wuzzit"Gary Grainger2:35

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Personnel

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  • Jacob Sheffer - guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Gary Grainger - bass
  • Al McKinney - keyboards, vocals
  • George Gray - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Larry Jacobs - percussion, vocals
  • Kevin Barnes - trombone, percussion, vocals
  • Irving Madison - saxophone, percussion, vocals
  • Charles Williams - trumpet, percussion, vocals

Additional players on select tracks

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  • Andrew Smith Jr., Gary Grant, Steve Madaio - trumpet
  • George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield - trombone
  • Assa Drori, Rosemary McLean - cello
  • Arnold Belnick, Charles Veal Jr., Dorothy Wade, Israel Baker, Janice Gower - violin
  • Denyse Buffum, Kenneth Yerke, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale - viola
  • Don Myrick - woodwind
  • Tom Tom 84 (Thomas Washington) - arrangements

References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Pockets: Come Go With Us". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ a b The Pockets: Come Go With Us. Columbia Records. 1977.
  3. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Us (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Me (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Me (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.