Truly Blessed
| Truly Blessed | ||||
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| Released | March 5, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Kajem/Victory Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Aire Los Angeles (Glendale, California) Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, California) High Hill Studios (Baltimore, Maryland) | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 59:02 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Teddy Pendergrass, Terry Price, Derek Nakamoto, Craig Burbidge, G Syier Hawkins Brown | |||
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Truly Blessed is the eleventh studio album by R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in March 1991 on the Elektra label. The single was written by Gabriel S. Hardeman Jr, Annette Guest Hardeman, and G Syier Hawkins Brown. Co Produced by Teddy Pendergrass and G Syier Hawkins Brown. Three tracks were produced by Pendergrass, with four of the tracks produced by him and Terry Price, and the remaining three produced by Derek Nakamoto and Craig Burbidge.
Truly Blessed peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the R&B chart. It spawned Pendergrass' third and last R&B chart-topping single in "It Should've Been You", and also contained two further top 40 R&B singles.
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Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Knocks Me Off My Feet" |
| 4:31 | |
| 2. | "It Should've Been You" |
| 5:24 | |
| 3. | "Don't You Ever Stop" |
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| 4:09 |
| 4. | "It's Over" |
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| 5:43 |
| 5. | "Glad to Be Alive" (duet with Lisa Fischer) |
| 5:04 | |
| 6. | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | 5:47 | ||
| 7. | "I Find Everything in You" | James Rashid Carter | 5:06 | |
| 8. | "Spend the Night" |
| 5:47 | |
| 9. | "With You" (duet with Minnie Curry) | 5:53 | ||
| 10. | "We Can't Keep Going On (Like This)" | Carter | 4:27 | |
| 11. | "Truly Blessed" |
| 7:11 |
Notes
Personnel
[edit]- Teddy Pendergrass - lead vocals
- Phyllis Yvonne, Marva King, Mark Philosit, Michelle Kornegay, Annette Hardeman, Jacqueline Gregory, Paula Holloway, Charlene Holloway, Minnie Curry, Terry Price, Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holley, Jim Gilstrap, Julia Tiltman Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Wendy Fraser, Rosalind Keel, Fred White, Phyllis St James, Portia Griffin, Joey Diggs, Solomon Henderson Jr., Keith Jones, Sheila Lakin, Bridgent Potts, Ron Monroe, John Kee, Andrea Deese, Clarissa Rhodes, Jeanette Taylor - backing vocals
- Randy Bowland, Paul Jackson Jr., Darien Daughtry, David Gardner, Tim Pierce, Andre Storey, Richard Tucker - guitar
- Carlos Vega, Luis Conte, Steve Hopkins, Denny Fongheiser, Jim Carter - drums, percussion
- Freddy Washington, Abraham Laboriel, Chuckii Booker - bass guitar
- Patrick Moten - acoustic piano
- Derek Nakamoto, Curt Dowd, Bryan Williams, Kevin Ashkins - keyboards
- Pamela Williams - saxophone
- Gerald Albright - tenor saxophone
- Clay Jenkins, Charlie Davis, Steve Holyman, Henry McMillan Jr., Andrew Lamb, Darnell Robinson, Louis Taylor, Marc Johnson - horns
- June Kuramoto - koto
- Basil Fung - electric stick
- Jim Salamone, Chilli "E" - drum programming
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
