Queen of the Night (Loleatta Holloway album)

Queen of the Night
Studio album by Loleatta Holloway
Released	1978
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia & New York City
Genre	R&B, disco
Label	Gold Mind
Producer	Norman Harris, Bunny Sigler, Tom Moulton, Ron Tyson, Floyd Smith, Gordon Edwards
Loleatta Holloway chronology
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Queen of the Night is the fourth studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1978 on the Gold Mind label.

History

The album peaked at #47 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #187 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "Only You", a duet with Bunny Sigler, which peaked at #11 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Catch Me On the Rebound" also charted at #92 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2014 by Big Break Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A− [2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[3]

The Bay State Banner wrote that the album "combines the sound of Europe a la Thor Baldursson with the horns and voices of Philly." ^[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Catch Me On the Rebound"	Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	6:10
2.	"Only You" (guest vocals by Bunny Sigler)	Bunny Sigler	6:14
3.	"Good Good Feeling"	Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	4:15
4.	"Mama Don't, Papa Won't"	Mikki Farrow, Robert Strother, Frank Alstin, Jr.	5:00

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm Right On Time)"	Bunny Sigler	7:35
6.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joseph Brooks	4:05
7.	"Two Sides to Every Story"	Ron Tyson, Edward Moore	4:30
8.	"I'm in Love"	Bobby Womack	4:15

2014 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Catch Me On the Rebound" (12" Disco Mix)	10:53
10.	"I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm Right On Time)" (12" Disco Mix)	10:22
11.	"Catch Me On the Rebound" (Disco Madness Mix)	7:34

Personnel

• Scotty Miller, Steve Gadd, Earl Young – drums
• Raymond Earl, Gordon Edwards, Jimmy Williams – bass guitar
• Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Norman Harris, Kim Miller, Edward Moore, T.J. Tindall – guitars
• George Bussey, Bruce Gray, Ron Kersey, Dennis Richardson, Bunny Sigler, Jimmy Sigler, Richard Tee – keyboards
• James Walker, Larry Washington, Emanuel Williams – congas
• Bunny Harris, Moto – percussion
• Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram, Madeline Strickland, Mikki Farrow, Ron Tyson – background vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak [5]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	187
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	47

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [5]	US R&B [5]	US Dan [5]
1978	"Only You" (with Bunny Sigler)	87	11	9
	"Catch Me on the Rebound"	—	92

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. Queen of the Night review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 26, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 156.
4. Baker, Arthur (August 31, 1978). "Breakdown". Bay State Banner. No. 47. p. 15.
5. "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2018.

External links

• Queen of the Night at Discogs (list of releases)