Whisper in Your Ear

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Whisper in Your Ear
The Whispers Whispers in Your Ear album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, California
Genre Soul, funk
Length34:41
Label SOLAR
Producer Dick Griffey, The Whispers
The Whispers chronology
Headlights
(1978)
Whisper in Your Ear
(1979)
Happy Holidays to You
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Whisper in Your Ear is an album by The Whispers released in 1979 on the SOLAR Records label. This album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Homemade Lovin'" Leon Sylvers III 3:50
2."Jump for Joy"Otis Stokes, Fred Alexander, Jr., Stephen Shockley5:02
3."If I Don't Get Your Love"Malcolm Anthony4:10
4."Whisper in Your Ear"Leon Sylvers III, James Sylvers4:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Love at Its Best"Kenney Hirsh, Kathy Wakefield3:25
6."Can't Do Without Love" Keni Burke, Curtis Mayfield 5:22
7."Pretty Lady"Kossi Gardner5:01
8."You'll Never Get Away"Malcolm Anthony3:42

Credits

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [2] 146
Billboard Top Soul Albums [2] 28

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [3]
US
R&B
1979"Can't Do Without Love"43
"Homemade Lovin'"66

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References

  1. Elias, Jason. The Whispers: Whisper In Your Ear > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)