| Ten Percent | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Soul, Philadelphia soul, disco | |||
| Label | Salsoul | |||
| Producer | Norman Harris, Bruce Hawes, Ron Baker, Earl Young, Vincent Montana, Jr. | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Ten Percent is the debut studio album recorded by American male vocal quartet Double Exposure, released in 1976 on the Salsoul label.
The album features the title track, which peaked at No.2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 63 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Also featured are two other chart singles: "My Love Is Free" and "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)". “My Love Is Free" and "Ten Percent” were certified gold on March 12, 1977. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ten Percent" | Allan Felder, T.G. Conway | 6:51 |
| 2. | "Gonna Give My Love Away" | Scott Hawes, James Hendricks | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Everyman" | Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler | 7:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Baby I Need Your Loving" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Just Can't Say Hello" | Vincent Montana, Jr., Ron Walker | 3:10 |
| 6. | "My Love Is Free" | Allan Felder, T.G. Conway | 7:00 |
| 7. | "Pick Me" | Allan Felder, Bruce Gray, Lettie Holden | 3:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Ten Percent" (Walter Gibbons 12" Disco Mix) | 9:42 |
| 9. | "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)" (Joe Claussell 12" Disco Mix) | 9:54 |
| 10. | "My Love Is Free" (Tom Moulton 12" Disco Mix) | 9:39 |
| 11. | "Ten Percent" (Single Version) | 3:03 |
| 12. | "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)" (Single Version) | 2:43 |
| 13. | "My Love Is Free" (Single Version) | 4:22 |
| Chart (1976) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 129 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 40 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | US Dan [2] | ||
| 1976 | "Ten Percent" | 54 | 63 | 2 |
| "My Love Is Free" | 104 | 44 | 15 | |
| "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)" | — | 84 | 8 | |
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