| In the City | ||||
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| Released | July 1975 | |||
| Studio | Sound Labs (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 35:25 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | |||
| Tavares chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
In the City is the third studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1975 on the Capitol label.
The album peaked at No. 8 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "It Only Takes a Minute", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, The Edgar Winter Group's "Free Ride", which charted at No. 8 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "The Love I Never Had", which reached No. 11 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Only Takes a Minute" | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Fool's Hall of Fame" | George Clinton | 3:28 |
| 3. | "The Love I Never Had" | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Nothing You Can Do" | Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball | 3:54 |
| 5. | "In the Eyes of Love" | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | 3:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Ready, Willing and Able" | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | 4:17 |
| 7. | "We Fit to a Tee" | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Willie Harry Wilson | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Free Ride" | Dan Hartman | 2:57 |
| 9. | "I Hope She Chooses Me" | Willie Harry Wilson | 3:22 |
| 10. | "In the City" | Feliciano Tavares, Lola Tavares | 3:12 |
Album
| Chart (1975) | Peaks [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] | US R&B [3] | US Dan [3] | ||
| 1975 | "It Only Takes a Minute" | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| "Free Ride" | 52 | 8 | — | |
| 1976 | "The Love I Never Had" | — | 11 | — |
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