Workin' It Back

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Workin' It Back
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Studio album by
Teddy Pendergrass
ReleasedDecember 4, 1985
Recorded1984–1985
Length37:09
Label Asylum [1]
Producer
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
Love Language
(1984)		Workin' It Back
(1985)		 Joy
(1988)
Singles from Workin' It Back
  1. "Love 4/2"
    Released: August 13, 1985
  2. "Let Me Be Closer"
    Released: February 6, 1986

Workin' It Back is a studio album by the American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1985. [2] [3] It was his second record for Asylum Records. The album didn't do nearly as well on the Billboard 200 as his last record, peaking at No. 96. [4] It did reach US R&B No. 6, only two spots lower than his previous album. The album spawned two singles, "Love 4/2" (No. 6 R&B) and "Let Me Be Closer" (No. 67 R&B), though none made the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified gold. [5]

Contents

Production

Pendergrass cowrote and coproduced two of the album's songs. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Robert Christgau B+ [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the spasmodic anguish of the final cut, 'Love Emergency', is the most innovative song on the album, with the backup male chorus growling a chant over the groove as the background to Pendergrass's vocal flights." [12] The Gazette thought that "even the Womacks can't raise a head of steam from the one-time Sound of Philadelphia." [13]

Track listing

  1. "Love 4/2" (Pendergrass, James Carter, Nathaniel Lee)
  2. "One of Us Fell in Love" (Adrian Baker, Eddie Seago)
  3. "Never Felt Like Dancin'" (Dennis Matkosky, Monty Seward)
  4. "Let Me Be Closer" (Pendergrass, Linda Creed, Dennis Matkosky, Bill Neale)
  5. "Lonely Color Blue" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack)
  6. "Want You Back in My Life" (Glen Ballard, Clif Magness)
  7. "Workin' It Back" (Clif Magness, Ellen Schwartz, Roger Bruno)
  8. "Love Emergency" (Cecil Womack, Linda Womack)

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Jet's Top 20 Albums". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. March 3, 1986.
  2. ↑ Pareles, Jon (January 14, 2010). "Teddy Pendergrass, R&B Soul Singer, Dies at 59". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Teddy Pendergrass Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Teddy Pendergrass". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "RIP Teddy Pendergrass, 1950-2010". Exclaim!.
  6. ↑ "Teddy Pendergrass Says, 'Don't Feel Sorry For Me; Listen To My Songs'". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. June 23, 1986.
  7. ↑ AllMusic review
  8. ↑ "Teddy Pendergrass". Robert Christgau.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 473.
  10. ↑ Tucker, Ken (December 22, 1985). "Teddy Pendergrass Workin' It Back". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H4.
  11. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 537.
  12. ↑ Lacey, Liam (January 2, 1986). "Workin' It Back Teddy Pendergrass". The Globe and Mail. p. C5.
  13. ↑ Griffin, John (November 21, 1985). "Teddy Pendergrass Workin' It Back (Asylum)". The Gazette. p. D3.
  14. ↑ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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