In My Stride

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In My Stride
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Studio album by
David Ruffin
ReleasedJune 1977
Recorded Mediasound (New York City)
Genre Soul, R&B
Label Motown [1]
Producer Van McCoy [2]
David Ruffin chronology
Everything's Coming Up Love
(1976)		In My Stride
(1977)		 So Soon We Change
(1979)
Singles from In My Stride
  1. "Just Let Me Hold You For A Night"
    Released: June 1977
  2. "You're My Peace of Mind"
    Released: December 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

In My Stride is an album by David Ruffin, released in 1977. [4] It was his last studio album for Motown Records. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

The Bay State Banner wrote that "even in the most [Lou] Rawls-inspired copy cuts, the bluesy soul of Ruffin the man squirms out, mocking the thickly cosmetic contrivance of his Van McCoy-produced work." [2]

Track listing

All Tracks composed by Van McCoy; except where indicated

  1. "You're My Peace of Mind"
  2. "Just Let Me Hold You for a Night" (Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
  3. "I Can't Stop the Rain" (Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
  4. "Nightmare"
  5. "Questions" (Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
  6. "I'm Jealous"
  7. "Hey Woman"
  8. "There's More to Love"
  9. "Rode by the Place (Where We Used to Stay)" (Marv Johnson)

Chart history

Chart (1977)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums 36 [6]

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US US
R&B
1977"Just Let Me Hold You for a Night"—18
1978"You're My Peace Of Mind"—71
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 Freedberg, Mike (July 21, 1977). "Record Reviews". Bay State Banner. No. 92. p. 14.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 182.
  5. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 608.
  6. ↑ "David Ruffin". Billboard.


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