Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) (album)
1974 studio album by B. T. Express
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Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) is the debut studio album by American band B. T. Express from Brooklyn, New York. It was released in 1974 via Scepter Records.
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| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
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| Length | 41:35 | |||
| Label | Scepter | |||
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| Singles from Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| The Village Voice | B−[3] |
Background
Production was handled by Jeff Lane and Trade Martin. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 6, 1975 for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States.
It spawned four singles: "That's What I Want For You Baby" b/w "Do You Like It", "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)", "Express" and "Once You Get It".[citation needed]
In a 2024 interview with DJ Finesse of Video Explosion Urban Music Interviews, Jamal Risbrook talks about how his jacket got included in the front cover picture on the album. Shot in Brooklyn at the Nostrand Avenue station of the Long Island railway. Risbrook took off the jacket every time the photographer would do a shoot. He hung it on the fence. The photographer never noticed that the jacket was hanging there.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Express" | B. T. Express |
| 5:03 |
| 2. | "If It Don't Turn You On (You Oughta' Leave It Alone)" |
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| 5:27 |
| 3. | "Once You Get It" | Trade Martin | Trade Martin | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Everything Good To You (Ain't Always Good For You)" | Samuel Willis Taylor Jr. |
| 3:00 |
| 5. | "Mental Telepathy" |
| Trade Martin | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" | Nichols |
| 5:52 |
| 7. | "Do You Like It" | Carlos Ward | Trade Martin | 5:52 |
| 8. | "That's What I Want For You Baby" |
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| 6:48 |
| 9. | "This House Is Smokin'" |
| Trade Martin | 2:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 10. | "Express" (single version) | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" (single version) | 3:14 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's original liner notes and historical retrospectives.[5][6]
B. T. Express
- Barbara Joyce Lomas – lead vocals
- Louis Risbrook (later Jamal Rasool) – bass guitar, organ, vocals
- Bill Risbrook – tenor saxophone, flute
- Carlos Ward – alto saxophone, flute
- Richard Thompson – guitar, vocals
- Wesley Hall – lead guitar
- Dennis Rowe – congas, timbales
- Terrell Woods – drums
Production
- Jeff Lane – producer
- Trade Martin – arranger, producer
- Dock Productions – producer
- Tom Moulton – mixing
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||