So Let Us Entertain You

So Let Us Entertain You
Studio album by First Choice
Released	1976
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul, Philadelphia soul, disco
Label	Warner Bros./Philly Groove
Producer	Stan Watson
First Choice chronology
The Player (1974) So Let Us Entertain You (1976) Delusions (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

So Let Us Entertain You is the third studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1976 on the Warner Bros./Philly Groove label.

History

The album features the song "Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)", which peaked at #64 on the Hot Soul Singles. Another single, "Let Him Go", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Choice Theme"	Harold Cephas, Arnold Coley, Stan Watson	3:10
2.	"Ain't He Bad"	James Dean, John Glover	7:20
3.	"I'll Stay Right Here"	James Dean, John Glover	2:54
4.	"Yes, Maybe No"	Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Akins, John Bellmon	2:52
5.	"Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)"	James Dean, John Glover	5:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Are You Ready for Me?"	Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Akins, John Bellmon	4:05
7.	"Don't Fake It"	Victor Drayton, Buddy Turner, Jerry Akins, John Bellmon	4:22
8.	"I Got a Feeling"	Homer Banks, Carl Hampton	5:27
9.	"Let Him Go"	James Dean, John Glover	5:53
10.	"If the Sun Shines"	James Dean, John Glover	3:26

Personnel

• Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – piano and clavinet
• Charles Collins – drums
• Dennis Harris, Bobby Eli, Norman Harris – guitars
• Vincent Montana Jr. – vibes
• Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman – bass
• Larry Washington – congas and bongos
• Stan "The Man" Watson – percussion
• Don Renaldo & His Philadelphia Strings & Horns – strings

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak [2]
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	53

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US R&B [2]	US Dan [2]
1976	"Gotta Get Away (From You Baby)"	64	16
	"Let Him Go"	97	—
	"First Choice Theme" / "Ain't He Bad" (medley)	—	7
	"Are You Ready for Me?"	—

References

1. So Let Us Entertain You review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
2. "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard . Retrieved January 25, 2018.

External links

• So Let Us Entertain You at Discogs (list of releases)