Player (Player album)

Player
Studio album by Player
Released	September 1, 1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Western Recorders, Sound Labs
Genre	Soft rock
Label	RSO
Producer	Dennis Lambert Brian Potter
Player chronology
Player (1977) Danger Zone (1978)

Player is the debut album from Los Angeles, California-based rock band Player, released on September 1, 1977 under RSO Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

It was released in 1977 on RSO Records and featured the hit single "Baby Come Back", which was written by guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist J.C. Crowley and guitarist/vocalist Peter Beckett.

"Baby Come Back" peaked at number one in the US and stayed on the charts for a total of 32 weeks. In the UK, it peaked at number 32 and remained on the chart for 7 weeks, the follow-up single "This Time I'm in It for Love" reaching number 10 in the US, staying there for 17 weeks.

Track listing

1. "Come On Out" (Crowley) – 3:43
2. "Baby Come Back" (Beckett, Crowley) – 4:15
3. "Goodbye (That's All I Ever Heard)" (Beckett) – 3:44
4. "Melanie" (Beckett) – 3:39
5. "Every Which Way" (Beckett, Crowley) – 3:34
6. "This Time I'm in It for Love" (Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) – 4:20
7. "Love Is Where You Find It" (Beckett, Reed Kailing, Crowley) – 4:00
8. "Movin' Up" (Beckett, Kailing, Steve Kipner) – 2:50
9. "Cancellation" (Beckett, Kailing, Kipner) – 4:07
10. "Trying to Write a Hit Song" (R. L. Mahonin) – 4:36

Personnel

Player

• Peter Beckett – guitars, lead (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), co-lead (6, 7) and backing vocals
• J.C. Crowley – guitars, lead (1, 3), co-lead (2, 6, 7) and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
• Ronn Moss – bass, backing and lead (10) vocals
• John Friesen – drums, percussion ^[2]

Additional musicians

• George Budd – sound effects
• Gary Coleman – percussion
• Wayne Cook – keyboards, synthesizers
• Jim Horn – saxophone, flute
• Reed Kailing – guitars
• Jay Lewis – electric & steel guitars, sound effects
• Maria Newman – string arrangements
• Michael Omartian – synthesizers
• Jack White – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1977–1978) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 47 US Billboard 200 [4] 26 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 32

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position US Billboard 200 [6] 62

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Player: Player > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
2. "Player – Player (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 234. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. "Player Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
5. "Player Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

External links

• Player-Player at Discogs