When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All

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When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
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Studio album by
Lou Rawls
Released1977
Recorded1977
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Philadelphia soul, jazz
Length37:49
Label Philadelphia International
Producer Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Von Gray, Sherman Marshall, Bobby Martin, Phillip Terry
Lou Rawls chronology
Unmistakably Lou
(1977)		When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
(1977)		 Let Me Be Good to You
(1979)
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When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All is a 1977 album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. [3] Only four tracks were produced by Gamble & Huff, with the remainder shared among other producers. The album's lead single "Lady Love", while only a moderate R&B hit, proved successful in the crossover market, becoming Rawls's last single to enter the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart and No. 41 pop. [4]

Contents

The title of the album is a play on the-then current Budweiser advertising slogan "When you say Budweiser, you've said it all". The Budweiser company had been sponsors of Rawls' live shows in 1976 and 1977, and he could be heard at the time singing on television commercials for the company. (Rawls's 1978 live album Lou Rawls Live includes a short performance of the original "When you say..." jingle.)

Track listing

  1. "Lady Love" (Von Gray, Sherman Marshall)– 4:01
  2. "I Wish It Were Yesterday" (Bobby Martin, Lee Phillips)– 3:27
  3. "One Life to Live" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff)– 3:53
  4. "Dollar Green" (Bobby Martin)– 3:09
  5. "Trade Winds" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter)– 3:47
  6. "There Will Be Love" (Gamble, Huff)– 4:20
  7. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon)– 3:25
  8. "That Would Do It for Me" (Gamble, Huff)– 3:13
  9. "If I Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" (Gamble, Huff)– 4:32
  10. "Not the Staying Kind" (Michael Burton)– 3:52

Personnel

Singles

Charts

Chart (1977–78)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 35
US Billboard 200 [6] 41
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 13

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  2. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 413.
  3. ↑ "Rawls Prepares Own N.Y. Show". Billboard. October 15, 1977. p. 44.
  4. ↑ "Lou Rawls". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5484a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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