What You Need (Side Effect album)

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What You Need
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Studio album by
Released1976
Recorded1976
StudioSound Factory and Hollywood Sound (Hollywood); Fantasy Studios (Berkeley)
Genre Soul/Disco
Label Fantasy
Producer Wayne Henderson (for Home Productions)
Side Effect chronology
Side Effect
(1975)
What You Need
(1976)
Goin' Bananas
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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What You Need is the third album by R&B group Side Effect. Released in 1976, this was their second album for Fantasy Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Always There 5:04 (Paul Allen, Ronnie Laws, William Jeffrey)
  2. Keep That Same Old Feeling 7:06 (Wayne Henderson)
  3. Time Has No Ending 3:55 (Henderson, Esau Joyner)
  4. S.O.S 4:06 (Helen Lowe, August W. Johnson)
  5. Honky Tonk Scat 3:45 (Johnson, Henderson)
  6. Finally Found Someone 2:53 (Joyner)
  7. Changes 3:36 (Gregory Matta, Louie Patton)
  8. Life Is What You Make It 2:54 (Johnson)
  9. I Know You Can 6:21 (Johnson)

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [2] 115
Top R&B Albums [2] 26

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US
R&B
US
Dance
1976"Always There"562
1977"Finally Found Someone"85
"S.O.S."88

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 "Side Effect US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. "Side Effect US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.