At Peace with Woman

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At Peace with Woman
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Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1980
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Soul
Philadelphia soul
Label Philadelphia International
Producer Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs, James Herb Smith, John Faith
The Jones Girls chronology
The Jones Girls
(1979)
At Peace with Woman
(1980)
Get as Much Love as You Can
(1981)
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At Peace with Woman is the second album by American R&B female trio the Jones Girls. Released in 1980, the album reached number seven on the Top Soul Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Children of the Night" (Linda Creed, Thom Bell) 5:11
  2. "Let's Celebrate (Sittin' on Top of the World)" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel, Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass) 4:19
  3. "Dance Turned into a Romance" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:29
  4. "I Close My Eyes" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) 4:56
  5. "At Peace With Woman" (James Herb Smith, Joel Bryant, Kenneth Gamble) 4:31
  6. "When I'm Gone" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) 4:49
  7. "I Just Love The Man" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:40
  8. "Back in the Day" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 3:58

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [2] 96
Billboard Top Soul Albums [2] 7

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US
Soul
1980"Dance Turned into A Romance"22
"I Just Love The Man"9

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. The Jones Girls: At Peace with Woman > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Jones Girls US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. "The Jones Girls US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.