Surrender (O'Bryan album)

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Surrender
O'Bryan Surrender.jpg
Studio album by
O'Bryan
ReleasedDecember 1986
Recorded1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California
Genre R&B, Soul
Length41:08
Label Capitol
Producer O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
O'Bryan chronology
Be My Lover
(1984)		Surrender
(1986)		 The Best Of O'Bryan
(1996)

Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.

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Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tenderoni"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman3:48
2."You Have Got To Come To Me"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman5:35
3."Driving Force"O'Bryan Burnette II5:52
4."Maria"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:24
5."What Goes Around"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman5:34
6."Is This For Real"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:09
7."Dreamin' About You"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:31
8."Surrender" Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren 4:17

Charts

YearAlbumChart positions [2]
US US
R&B
1986Surrender—66

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1986"Tenderoni"—35—
1987"Driving Force"—60—

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r59749/review
  2. ↑ "O'Bryan US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. ↑ "O'Bryan US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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