| Hard Core Poetry | ||||
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| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound Labs (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 34:25 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | |||
| Tavares chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Hard Core Poetry is the second studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1974 on the Capitol label.
The album peaked at No. 12 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Too Late", which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hall & Oates' "She's Gone", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Remember What I Told You to Forget", which reached No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
All tracks are written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone to Go Home To" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "She's Gone" | Daryl Hall, John Oates | 3:38 |
| 3. | "My Ship" | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Leave It Up to the Lady" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "To Love You" | 4:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Too Late" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Remember What I Told You to Forget" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "What You Don't Know" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Hard Core Poetry" | 4:23 |
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Album
| Chart (1974) | Peaks [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 121 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
| 1974 | "Too Late" | 59 | 10 |
| "She's Gone" | 50 | 1 | |
| 1975 | "Remember What I Told You to Forget"/"My Ship" | 25 | 4 |
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