One for the Money (The Whispers album)

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One for the Money
The Whispers One for the Money album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded Sigma Sound
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
RCA's Music Center of the World
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Soul, funk, disco
Length38:29
Label Soul Train
Producer Norman Harris
The Whispers chronology
Bingo
(1974)
One for the Money
(1976)
Open Up Your Love
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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One for the Money is an album by The Whispers. Released in 1976, this album charted at number 40 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart. It was their debut album on Don Cornelius's and Dick Griffey's Soul Train Records.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One for the Money"Jerry Aikens, John Bellmon, Victor Drayton, Reginald Turner3:05
2."Living Together (In Sin)" Van McCoy, Joe Cobb 4:06
3."Put Me in the News"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder 4:15
4."You're Only as Good as You Think You Are"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder6:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Sounds Like a Love Song"Douglas Gibbs, Ralph Johnson 7:39
6."I've Got a Feeling"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder, T.G. Conway3:18
7."In My Heart"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder, T.G. Conway6:53

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [3] 189
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 40

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
US
Pop
US
R&B
1976"Living Together (In Sin)"-21
"One For The Money"8810
1977"You're Only As Good As You Think You Are"-91

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References

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  2. Fielder, Hugh (25 December 1976). "The good, the bad and the ugly" (PDF). Sounds . p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  4. "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.