| Twennynine with Lenny White | ||||
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| Studio album by Twennynine featuring Lenny White | ||||
| Released | November 1980 | |||
| Studio | Indigo Ranch, CA | |||
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| Length | 36:29 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Twennynine with Lenny White is the second album by American R&B band Twennynine, released in November 1980 on Elektra Records. It was produced by Lenny White and Larry Dunn. [2] The album reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [3]
The single, "Kid Stuff", peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [4] "Fancy Dancer" reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 25 on the Hot Soul Songs chart. [5] [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Right for Me" | Denzil Miller | 3:58 |
| 2. | "It's Music, It's Magic" | Lenny White | 4:51 |
| 3. | "My Melody" | Denzil Miller, Lenny White, Tanya Willoughby | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Kid Stuff" | Skip Anderson, Eddie Martinez, Denzil Miller, Lenny White | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Fancy Dancer" | Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller, Lenny White | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Love and Be Loved" | Skip Anderson | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Back to You" | Skip Anderson, Bill Champlin, Lenny White | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Slip Away" | Steve Horton, Barry Sonjohn Johnson | 3:40 |
| 9. | "We Had to Break Away" | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "The 11th Fanfare" | Denzil Miller | 1:26 |
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