| Headlights | ||||
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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk, disco | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Dick Griffey, The Whispers | |||
| The Whispers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Headlights is an album by The Whispers released in 1978 on the SOLAR Records label. This album charted at number 22 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Headlights" | Dick Griffey | 7:32 |
| 2. | "(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out" | Malcolm Anthony | 4:05 |
| 3. | "(Let's Go) All the Way" | Melvin Ragin, Reginald Burke, Art Posey, Josef Brown | 4:50 |
| 4. | "(You're a) Special Part of My Life" | Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Lani Groves | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "The Planets of Life" | Ron Carson | 7:19 |
| 6. | "Try and Make It Better" | Dick Griffey, Greg Phillinganes | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Disco Melody" | Merlin Bell | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Children of Tomorrow" | Wayne Bell | 4:04 |
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums [2] | 77 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [2] | 22 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [3] |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||
| 1978 | "(Let's Go) All The Way" | 10 |
| "(Olivia) Lost And Turned Out" | 13 | |
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