Whisper in Your Ear
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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.
The Whispers
The Whispers are a long-established R&B-dance vocal group from Los Angeles, California, with a consistent track record of hit records dating back to the late 1960s.-Career:...
released in 1979 on the SOLAR Records
SOLAR Records
S.O.L.A.R. Records was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with Soul Train television show host and creator Don Cornelius.-Company history:In 1975, Soul Train Records was founded by Dick Griffey and...
label. This album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.
Track listing
- Homemade Lovin' - (Leon Sylvers IIILeon Sylvers IIILeon Frank Sylvers III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid 1980s through his association with Dick Griffey's SOLAR...
) 3:50 - Jump for Joy (Fred Alexander, Jr., Otis Stokes) 4:55
- If I Don't Get Your Love - (Malcolm Anthony) 4:13
- Whisper in Your Ear - (Leon Sylvers IIILeon Sylvers IIILeon Frank Sylvers III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid 1980s through his association with Dick Griffey's SOLAR...
, Ricky SylversThe SylversThe Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
) 4:11 - Love at Its Best - (Kenney Hirsh, Kathy Wakefield) 3:27
- Can't Do Without Love - (Keni BurkeKeni BurkeKenneth M. Burke , better known as Keni Burke, is an American R&B, soul, funk, and jazz singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who began his career as a member of the 1970s soul outfit, the Five Stairsteps.-Five Stairsteps:As a member of the Five Stairsteps, Burke wrote the...
, Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
) 5:11 - Pretty Lady - (Kossie Gardner) 5:03
- You'll Never Get Away - (Malcolm Anthony) 3:42
Personnel
- The WhispersThe WhispersThe Whispers are a long-established R&B-dance vocal group from Los Angeles, California, with a consistent track record of hit records dating back to the late 1960s.-Career:...
- Lead and Backing Vocals - Leon Sylvers IIILeon Sylvers IIILeon Frank Sylvers III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid 1980s through his association with Dick Griffey's SOLAR...
, Otis Stokes, Wilton FelderWilton FelderWilton Lewis Felder is both a saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of The Crusaders, initially called the Jazz Crusaders. Felder, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, and Stix Hooper founded the group while in high school in Houston...
, Melvin Coleman - Bass - Wah-Wah Watson, Ricky SylversThe SylversThe Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
, Paul Jackson, Jr.Paul Jackson, Jr.Paul Jackson, Jr. is a fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musician...
, David T. Walker, Ernest "Pepper" Reed, Stephen Shockley, Ernest Redd - Guitar - Greg PhillinganesGreg PhillinganesGreg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
, Norman Beavers, Joey Gallo, Sonny Burke, Kenney Hirsh - Keyboards - James Gadson, Fred Alexander, Jr., Ed Greene - Drums
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
, Frederick Lewis - Percussion - Don MyrickDon MyrickDon Myrick was a saxophonist.He played alto, tenor and soprano sax and was a member of Earth Wind & Fire's original horn section, The Phenix Horns Esq. from 1975 through 1982. Previously, Myrick had been a member of the musical group The Pharaohs...
, Fred Jackson, Jr., Edward Lewis - Saxophone - Robert Bryant, Michael Davis, Michael Harris, John Parrish, Nolan Andrew Smith - Trumpet
- George Bohannon, Kraig Kilby, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears - Trombone
- Julianna Buffum, Miguel Martinez, Nils Oliver - Cello
- Janice Gower - Concert Master, Conductor - Violin
- William Henderson, Gina Kronstadt, Henry Roth, Jerome Reisler, Harris Goldman, Joseph Goodman, Jack Gootkin, David Montagu, Joseph Stephansky - Violin
- Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale - Viola
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
146 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums 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... |
28 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1979 | "Can't Do Without Love" | 43 |
| "Homemade Lovin'" | 66 | |