Enchantment (Enchantment album)

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Enchantment
Enchantment cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1976 at Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan
Hit Factory, New York City, New York
Genre Soul
Label Roadshow Records, United Artists
Producer Michael Stokes
Enchantment chronology
Enchantment
(1977)
Once Upon a Dream
(1978)
Singles from Enchantment
  1. "Come On and Ride"
    Released: June 1976
  2. "Gloria"
    Released: December 1976
  3. "Sunshine"
    Released: May 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Enchantment is the debut album recorded by Detroit, Michigan-based R&B group Enchantment, released in 1977 on the Roadshow /United Artists label. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records.

Contents

Chart performance

Enchantment reached number eleven on the Billboard R&B albums chart in 1977. The singles "Gloria" and "Sunshine", peaked at numbers five and three on the R&B singles chart, respectively.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Stokes and Emanuel Johnson

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hold On"6:29
2."Gloria"5:20
3."Dance to the Music"4:00
4."Sexy Lady"3:00
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Come On and Ride"4:16
6."My Rose"4:28
7."Sunshine"4:40
8."Thank You Girl for Loving Me"3:45
2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Come On and Ride" (Single Version)3:33
10."Hold On" (Single Version)2:34
11."Gloria" (Single Version)3:28
12."Dance to the Music" (Single Version)3:27
13."Sunshine" (Single Version)3:34
14."Hold On" (12" Disco Version)6:51

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs [2] 104
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs [2] 11
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
US
Dan

[2]
1976"Come On and Ride"6737
"Gloria"255
1977"Sunshine"453

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References

  1. Lytle, Craig. Enchantment review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "US Charts > Enchantment". Billboard . Retrieved 4 December 2017.