Doin' Alright

Doin' Alright
Studio album by O'Bryan
Released	April 30, 1982
Recorded	1981–1982 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	38:17
Label	Capitol
Producer	O'Bryan, Don Cornelius, Melvin Davis, Ron Kersey
O'Bryan chronology
Doin' Alright (1982) You And I (1983)

Doin' Alright is the debut studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

"Doin' Alright," was released in April 1982 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. The lead single, "The Gigolo," was a slice of funk with new wave and rock elements that emphasized O'Bryan's falsetto. Released in January, "The Gigolo" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard R&B Singles charts.

The follow-up single was an updated cover of The Four Tops' "Still Water (Love)," peaking at No. 23. Among the other standouts on O'Bryan's debut are the mid-tempo title track; the elegant ballad "Love Has Found Its Way;" and the sentimental "Can't Live Without Your Love."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Right From The Start"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius, Melvin Davis	4:21
2.	"Love Has Found Its Way"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius, Melvin Davis	4:26
3.	"The Gigolo"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	4:56
4.	"It's Over"	Ron Kersey, Stephanie Andrews, Don Cornelius	5:20
5.	"Doin' Alright"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius, Melvin Davis	5:22
6.	"Can't Live Without Your Love"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius, Melvin Davis	5:54
7.	"Mother Nature's Callin'"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius, Melvin Davis	3:35
8.	"Still Water (Love)"	Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson	4:14

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position US Billboard 200 [2] 80 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 50

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [5]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1982	"The Gigolo"	57	5	—
	"Still Water (Love)"	—	23	—

Personnel

• O'Bryan  – lead vocals, background vocals, clavinet, acoustic piano
• Paulinho da Costa  – percussion
• Melvin Davis – bass guitar, electric piano
• Wilton Felder  – tenor saxophone
• Gary Grant – lead trumpet
• Bill Green – baritone saxophone
• Larry Hall – trumpet
• Terry Harrington – tenor saxophone
• Ron Kersey  – electric piano, synthesizers, background vocals
• Johnny McGhee – guitar
• Bob Payne – trombone
• Jack Perry – synthesizers
• Greg Phillinganes  – acoustic piano
• Barry Rudolph – percussion
• David Shields – drums
• Melvin Webb – drums
• Sam Dees  – background vocals
• Jeffrey Osborne  – background vocals
• The Waters  – background vocals
• Bruce Miller – string and horn arrangements

References

1. "Doin' Alright - O'Bryan | Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved June 22, 2016.
2. "O'Bryan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
3. "O'Bryan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
4. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
5. "O'Bryan US chart history". AllMusic . Retrieved July 13, 2011.

External links

• O'Bryan-Doin' Alright at Discogs