The Two of Us (Yarbrough & Peoples album)

The Two of Us
Studio album by Yarbrough & Peoples
Released	October 1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B soul funk boogie
Length	42:11
Label	Mercury
Producer	Lonnie Simmons Jonah Ellis Malvin Dino Vice
Yarbrough & Peoples chronology
The Two of Us (1980) Heartbeats (1983)
Singles from The Two of Us
"Don't Stop The Music" Released: October 1980 "Third Degree" Released: June 1981

The Two of Us is the debut album by the R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples, ^{[1] [2]} released in 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by LA based producer Lonnie Simmons, who would go on to form Total Experience Records the following year, and veteran songwriter Jonah Ellis.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The Two of Us contained the couple's biggest hit, "Don't Stop the Music", which went to No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 26 on the dance chart, and No. 19 on the pop chart. ^[3] The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B Chart and No. 16 on the pop charts. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Don't Stop the Music" 7:49 (Alisa Peoples, Lonnie Simmons, Jonah Ellis)
2. "Crazy" 3:54 (Peoples, Calvin Yarbrough)
3. "Third Degree" 4:54 (Ellis)
4. "Easy Tonight" 3:38 (Ellis)
5. "Want You Back Again" 4:15 (Vice, Yarbrough, Peoples)
6. "Come to Me" 4:36 (Yarbrough, Peoples, Simmons)
7. "You're My Song" 4:58 (Ellis, Simmons)
8. "Two of Us" 4:15 (Yarbrough, Peoples)
9. "I Believe I'm Falling in Love" 3:52 (Ellis)

Personnel

• Cavin Yarbrough & Alisa Peoples - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
• Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Temple McKinney - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Dionne "Flea" Oliver, Michael McKinney - Bass
• Victor "Widetrack" Hill - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Michael Wycoff, Patrick Moten - Keyboards
• J.P. "Sugarfoot" Moffett, Melvin Webb, Raymond Calhoun - Drums
• Butch Bonner, Jimmy Macon, Wes Blackman, Jonah Ellis - Guitar
• Loftin "Boots" Gray, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
• Benjamin Wright, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Horn & String Arrangements
• Jim Gilstrap, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Peterson - Backing Vocals

Production

• Produced By Lonnie Simmons & Jonah Ellis for Total Experience Productions, except "Want You Back Again" & "Come To Me"; produced by Lonnie Simmons & Malvin "Dino" Vice
• Horn and String Arrangements by Benjamin Wright and Malvin Dino Vice
• Recording & Mix Engineers: Steve McMillan, Michael Evans & Jack Rouben, except "Crazy" & "Third Degree"; mixed by Rick Gianatos & Bob Stone
• Remixes by Michael Evans & Steve McMillan
• Mastered by Bob Carbone
• All Songs Copyright Blackwell Publishing

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [5]	16
Billboard Top Soul Albums [5]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [6]
		US Pop	US R&B	US Disco
1981	"Don't Stop The Music"	19	1	26
	"Third Degree"	-	74	-

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1981 (U.S.)

External links

• Yarbrough & Peoples-The Two Of Us at Discogs

References

1. "Yarbrough & Peoples - The Two Of Us". Discogs.com. Jun 20, 1980. Retrieved Jun 20, 2025.
2. "The Two of Us - Yarbrough & Peoples | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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5. "Yarbrough & Peoples US albums chart history". AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-11.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Yarbrough & Peoples US singles chart history". AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-09-11.^{[ dead link ]}