Workin' It Back
1985 studio album by Teddy Pendergrass
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Workin' It Back is a studio album by the American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1985.[2][3] It was his second record for Asylum Records. The album didn't do nearly as well on the Billboard 200 as his last record, peaking at No. 96.[4] It did reach US R&B No. 6, only two spots lower than his previous album. The album spawned two singles, "Love 4/2" (No. 6 R&B) and "Let Me Be Closer" (No. 67 R&B), though none made the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified gold.[5]
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| Released | December 4, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1985 | |||
| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Asylum[1] | |||
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Production
Pendergrass cowrote and coproduced two of the album's songs.[6]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the spasmodic anguish of the final cut, 'Love Emergency', is the most innovative song on the album, with the backup male chorus growling a chant over the groove as the background to Pendergrass's vocal flights."[12] The Gazette thought that "even the Womacks can't raise a head of steam from the one-time Sound of Philadelphia."[13]
Track listing
- "Love 4/2" (Pendergrass, James Carter, Nathaniel Lee)
- "One of Us Fell in Love" (Adrian Baker, Eddie Seago)
- "Never Felt Like Dancin'" (Dennis Matkosky, Monty Seward)
- "Let Me Be Closer" (Pendergrass, Linda Creed, Dennis Matkosky, Bill Neale)
- "Lonely Color Blue" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack)
- "Want You Back in My Life" (Glen Ballard, Clif Magness)
- "Workin' It Back" (Clif Magness, Ellen Schwartz, Roger Bruno)
- "Love Emergency" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack)
Personnel
- Teddy Pendergrass - vocals
- Ron Jennings, Paul Jackson Jr., Bill Neale, Cecil Womack, Clif Magness - guitar
- Neil Stubenhaus, Doug Grigsby, Cecil Womack - bass
- Dennis Matkosky - keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming
- Monty Seward - synthesized guitar
- Larry Williams - bass synthesizer
- Randy Kerber - acoustic and electric piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
- Alan Pasqua, Eddie "Gip" Noble, Linda Womack - keyboards
- John Robinson, Raymond Pounds, James Gadson - drums
- Michael Mason - drum overdubs
- Paulinho da Costa - percussion
- Joel Peskin - saxophone
- Tenita Jordan, Lynn Davis, Shirley Jones, Stephanie Reach, Monty Seward, Tammie Taylor, Clydene Jackson, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Vanessa Townsell, The Womack Congregation - backing vocals
Charts
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