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Released | January 1988 | |||
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Length | 45:01 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
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Positive is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released in January 1988 by Elektra Records. The album peaked at number 157 on the US Billboard 200 and number 42 on the Billboard R&B albums chart. This was the last album Bryson recorded for Elektra before he briefly returned to Capitol Records. [1] Positive was supported by the single "Without You".[ citation needed ]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Ron Wynn of AllMusic called Positive "largely undistinguished, although [Bryson] sang with more conviction and got better material and production than on most of his other Elektra albums. He scored another hit with a familiar weapon: the duet. This time his partner was Regina Belle." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Come on Over Tonight" | Jimmy Scott |
| 3:47 |
2. | "Without You (Love Theme from Leonard Part 6 )" (duet with Regina Belle) | Lamont Dozier |
| 5:15 |
3. | "Hurt" |
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| 3:34 |
4. | "I Want to Know" | Peabo Bryson |
| 4:28 |
5. | "Tonight" | Bryson |
| 4:41 |
6. | "Positive" |
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| 5:02 |
7. | "When We Need It Bad" |
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| 4:58 |
8. | "This Time Around" | Bryson |
| 4:29 |
9. | "Still Water" | Bryson |
| 4:35 |
10. | "Crazy Love" (CD-only track) |
| 4:12 |
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Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [2] | 157 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] | 42 |
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