| So Soon We Change | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | United Sound Systems, Detroit; A&M Studios, Hollywood; Soundmixers Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. [1] | |||
| Producer | Don Davis | |||
| David Ruffin chronology | ||||
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So Soon We Change is a 1979 album by Temptations singer David Ruffin. [2] It was his first album for Warner Bros. Records after years of being with Motown.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Omaha World-Herald | [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [5] |
The Omaha World-Herald wrote that "Ruffins' solid, grainy voice stays mostly in the middle range." [4]
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| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard R&B Albums | 19 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||
| 1979 | "Break My Heart" | — | 9 | ||
| 1979 | "I Get Excited" | — | 79 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
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