S.O.S. (The S.O.S. Band album)

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S.O.S.
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Studio album by
The S.O.S. Band
ReleasedJune 6, 1980
Recorded1979
StudioWeb IV Studios, Apogee Studios, Axis Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre
Length40:02
Label Tabu
Producer Sigidi
The S.O.S. Band chronology
S.O.S.
(1980)		 Too
(1981)
Singles from S.O.S.
  1. "Take Your Time (Do It Right)"
    Released: March 18, 1980
  2. "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)"
    Released: September 10, 1980
  3. "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?"
    Released: December 10, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Smash Hits 4/10 [2]

S.O.S. is the debut album released by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in the summer of 1980. It was produced by Sigidi Abdullah.

Contents

The album was a hit at nightclubs and "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" became a disco classic.

History

The album peaked at No. 2 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded the Billboard R&B number-one hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" which also peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, and No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Two following singles, "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" and "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?", also charted on the R&B chart, reaching numbers 20 and 87 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)"S.O.S. Band, Sigidi5:43
2."What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?"Jason Bryant4:50
3."Open Letter"Sigidi, Rhonghea Southern4:29
4."Love Won't Wait for Love"Sigidi, Crystal McCrarey5:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Take Your Time (Do It Right)"Harold Clayton, Sigidi7:40
6."I'm in Love"Robert Eugene Daniels3:36
7."Take Love Where You Find It"John Alexander Simpson, Bruno Speight5:55
8."S.O.S. (Reprise)"S.O.S. Band, Sigidi1:50
2013 remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" (Edit)S.O.S. Band, Sigidi4:04
10."S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" (Special Disco Mix)S.O.S. Band, Sigidi7:37
11."Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Part 1)Harold Clayton, Sigidi3:13
12."Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Part 2)Harold Clayton, Sigidi4:12
13."Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Long Version)Harold Clayton, Sigidi7:37
14."What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?" (Edit)Jason Bryant3:54

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

Additional Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
[3]
U.S. Billboard 200 12
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[4] 		US
Dan
[4] 		UK
[5]
1980"Take Your Time (Do It Right)"31151
"S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)"—2054—
"What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?"—87——

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References

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  2. ↑ Hillier, Bev. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 21 – September 3, 1980): 30.
  3. ↑ "US Albums Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  4. 1 2 3 "US Singles Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic . Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. ↑ "UK Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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