Jamerican Man

Jamerican Man
Studio album by David Oliver
Released	1977
Recorded	1976–77
Genre	Soul Funk
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Wayne Henderson
David Oliver chronology
Jamerican Man (1977) Mind Magic (1978)

Jamerican Man is the debut album by vocalist David Oliver.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Originally released in 1977 as Jamerican Man, later pressings were changed to the self-titled David Oliver. The album reached number eighteen on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart. The single, "Ms.", peaked at number thirteen on the Soul Singles chart in 1978. The album also contained the original version of "Friends & Strangers" that Ronnie Laws recorded for his album of the same name in 1977.

Track listing

1. What Kinda Woman - (Wayne Henderson, David Oliver) 4:59
2. Love So Strong - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson) 3:31
3. Ms. - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson) 5:20
4. Friends & Strangers - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson, William Jeffreys) 4:59
5. Let's Make Happiness (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson, Wayne Henderson) 4:37
6. Munchies - (David Oliver, Lawrence Smith) 5:08
7. You And I - (Donny Beck) 5:00
8. Playin' At Bein' A Winner - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson) 4:35

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape [2]	128
US Billboard Top Soul LPs [2]	18

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [3]
		US Soul
1978	"Ms."	13

References

1. David Oliver: Jamerican Man at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. "David Oliver US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
3. "David Oliver US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

External links

• David Oliver-Jamerican Man at Discogs