Joy (Teddy Pendergrass album)
1988 studio album by Teddy Pendergrass
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Joy is a studio album by the American singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1988 on Elektra Records.[1][2] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" category.[3]
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | QCA, Cincinnati, Ohio; Kajem/Victory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cherokee, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Teddy Pendergrass, Miles Jaye, Nick Martinelli, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway | |||
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Joy peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the R&B chart, Pendergrass's highest placing on the chart since 1979's No. 1 album Teddy.[4] It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]
Production
The album was produced by Reggie and Vincent Calloway, Nick Martinelli, Miles Jaye, and Pendergrass.[6] It was mostly recorded at Victory Studios, in Philadelphia.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Los Angeles Times | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
The Chicago Tribune called the album "an accomplished meditation on romantic love and perhaps an exercise in imagination."[11] The Washington Post praised the "dusky purr on slow-groove songs like '2 A.M.' and 'Love Is the Power'."[12] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Pendergrass's "smoldering style has been replaced by a sleek, sophisticated sound that recalls the urbane elegance of Luther Vandross' best work."[9]
Track listing
- "Joy" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Joel Davis) – 6:18
- "2 A.M." (James S. Carter, Kevin J. Askins, Marvin Hammett) – 5:25
- "Good to You" (Miles Jaye) – 5:13
- "I'm Ready" (Jaye) – 5:12
- "Love Is the Power" (R. Calloway, V. Calloway, Davis) – 6:16
- "This Is the Last Time" (Gabriel Hardeman, Annette Hardeman) – 6:27
- "Through the Falling Rain (Love Story)" (Carter, Askins, Hammett) – 4:58
- "Can We Be Lovers" (Carter, Freddie Williams) – 5:29
Personnel
- Teddy Pendergrass – lead vocals
- Charlene Hollaway – backing vocals
- Cynthia Biggs – backing vocals
- Annette Hardeman – backing vocals
- Elizabeth Hogue – backing vocals
- Tenita Jordan – backing vocals
- Gene Robinson – guitar
- Jeff Lee Johnson – guitar
- Randy Bowland – guitar
- William "Doc" Powell – guitar
- Miles Jaye – bass guitar, percussion, synthesizers, violin
- Joel Davis – keyboards
- Jerry Hey – trumpet
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Marc Russo – saxophone
- Daryl Burgee – drums
- J.T. Lewis – drums
- Randy Cantor – synthesizers, strings
- Douglas Grigsby III – bass guitar
- Tom Barney – bass guitar
- Donald Robinson – Rhodes, piano
- John "Skip" Anderson – electric piano