Colonel Abrams is the self-titled debut album of Colonel Abrams

Colonel Abrams

Colonel Abrams is a house and urban musician who was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in New York City, New York. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School currently known as Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics which is in East Harlem section of Manhattan, there he met a fellow...

, released in 1985. This album consists of garage house-influenced Urban contemporary

Urban contemporary

Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...

 songs with lyrics and vocal performances provided by Abrams.

Includes four Hot R&B singles chart hits: "The Truth," "Over and Over," "Trapped," and "I'm Not Gonna Let You" and the minor R&B chart hit "Table for Two." The album itself reached the top of the Hot Dance Singles chart.

Track listing

1. "The Truth" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams
   Colonel Abrams
   Colonel Abrams is a house and urban musician who was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in New York City, New York. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School currently known as Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics which is in East Harlem section of Manhattan, there he met a fellow...
   
   ) – 4:45
2. "Speculation" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 5:00
3. "Never Change" (Sam Dees
   Sam Dees
   Sam Dees is a soul singer, songwriter and producer.Dees was born into a large family and quickly distinguished himself with his voice. At the age of 9, already champion of several singing contests, he founded his own vocal group, the "Bossanovians"...
   
   , Colonel Abrams) – 5:47
4. "Picture Me in Love with You" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:30
5. "Trapped
   Trapped (Colonel Abrams song)
   - Chart positions :...
   
   " (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 3:41
6. "I'm Not Gonna Let You
   I'm Not Gonna Let You
   "I'm Not Gonna Let You" is a 1986 single by Colonel Abrams. The single, from Colonel Abrams self-titled album, was his third number one on the dance chart and reached the top spot a short three weeks after all cuts from the album, Colonel Abrams had dropped out of the number-one position. "I'm...
   
   " (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:48
7. "Over and Over" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:24
8. "Margaux" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 5:50
9. "Table for Two" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 2:44

Chart performance

Year	Album title	Label	Chart position
			Billboard Pop	Billboard R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
1986	Colonel Abrams	MCA	#75	#13