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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Eddie Kendricks
| name = Eddie Kendricks
| type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| artist = [[Eddie Kendricks]]
| artist = [[Eddie Kendricks]]
| cover = Front cover of Eddie Kendricks' self titled album, Tamla, 1973 .jpg
| cover = Front cover of Eddie Kendricks' self titled album, Tamla, 1973 .jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = May 1973
| released = May 1973
| recorded = 1973
| recorded = 1973
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| length =
| length =
| label = [[Motown Records|Tamla Records]]
| label = [[Motown Records|Tamla Records]]
| producer = [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[Leonard Caston, Jr.|Leonard Caston]], Gloria Jones, [[Pam Sawyer]]
| producer = [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]], Gloria Jones, [[Pam Sawyer]]
| prev_title = [[People ... Hold On]]
| prev_title = [[People ... Hold On]]
| prev_year = 1972
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = [[Boogie Down!]]
| next_title = [[Boogie Down!]]
| next_year = 1974
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Eddie Kendricks
| type = studio
| single1 = Darling Come Back Home
| single1date = April 19, 1973
| single2 = [[Keep On Truckin' (song)|Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)]]
| single2date = July 29, 1973}}
}}
}}


'''''Eddie Kendricks ''''' is the third album by former [[The Temptations|Temptations]] vocalist [[Eddie Kendricks]]. Released in the Spring of 1973 on the Tamla imprint of [[Motown Records]].
'''''Eddie Kendricks ''''' is the third album by former [[the Temptations|Temptations]] vocalist [[Eddie Kendricks]]. It was released in the spring of 1973 on [[Tamla Records]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
| rev1 =[[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r10789/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r10789/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = C–<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: K|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=K&bk=70|accessdate=February 28, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev2Score = C−<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: K|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=K&bk=70|accessdate=February 28, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
}}
}}
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This was the breakthrough solo album Eddie Kendricks was looking for. Charting on the pop chart at number eighteen and number five on the R&B chart. This was his only solo album that would land in the top 20 on the pop chart. Includes the number-one pop and R&B single "[[Keep On Truckin' (song)|Keep On Truckin']]", which is one of the precursor to disco songs to come out before the explosion of the genre.


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This album established Kendricks as the most successful member of [[the Temptations]] to go solo. He was the only former member of the group to have a number-one Hot 100 single.
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This was the breakthrough solo album Eddie Kendricks was looking for. Charting on the pop chart at number eighteen and number five on the R&B chart. This was his only solo album that would land in the top 20 on the pop chart. Includes the number-one pop and R&B single "[[Keep on Truckin' (song)|Keep On Truckin']]", which is one of the precursor to disco songs to come out before the explosion of the genre.

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This album established Kendricks as the most successful member of [[The Temptations]] to go solo. He was the only former member of the group to have a number-one Hot 100 single.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"Only Room for Two" (Don Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 3:02
#"Only Room for Two" (Don Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 3:02
#"Darling Come Back Home" ([[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[Kathleen Wakefield|Kathy Wakefield]], King Errisson) 4:07
#"Darling Come Back Home" ([[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[Kathleen Wakefield|Kathy Wakefield]], King Errisson) 4:07
#"Each Day I Cry a Little" ([[Leonard Caston, Jr.|Leonard Caston]], Terri McFaddin) 7:14
#"Each Day I Cry a Little" ([[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]], Terri McFaddin) 7:14
#"Can't Help What I Am" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:24
#"Can't Help What I Am" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:24


===Side Two===
===Side Two===
#"[[Keep on Truckin' (song)|Keep on Truckin']]" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston Jr.) 8:02
#"[[Keep On Truckin' (song)|Keep On Truckin']]" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston) 8:02
#"Any Day Now" ([[Bob Hilliard]], [[Burt Bacharach]]) 5:09
#"Any Day Now" ([[Bob Hilliard]], [[Burt Bacharach]]) 5:09
#"Not on the Outside" (Larry Roberts, [[Sylvia Robinson]]) 4:35
#"Not on the Outside" (Larry Roberts, [[Sylvia Robinson]]) 4:35
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Eddie Kendricks - Lead and Backing Vocals
*Eddie Kendricks - lead and backing vocals
* Ice Cold Love - backing vocals
*Darrell Clayborn, [[James Jamerson]] - Bass
*Billy Cooper, [[Dean Parks]], Greg Poree - Guitar
*Darrell Clayborn, [[James Jamerson]] - bass
*Billy Cooper, [[Dean Parks]], Greg Poree - guitar
*[[Ed Greene]], [[Spider Webb (jazz drummer)|Kenny "Spider" Rice]] - Drums
*[[Ed Greene]], [[Spider Webb (jazz drummer)|Kenny "Spider" Rice]] - drums
*Gary Coleman, [[Jack Ashford]] - Percussion
*Harold Johnson - Piano, Organ
*Harold Johnson - piano, organ
*[[Leonard Caston Jr.]] - Piano, Organ
*[[Leonard Caston Jr.]] - piano, organ, [[clavinet]]
*King Errisson - Congas
*[[The Funk Brothers#Los Angeles musicians|King Errisson]] - [[conga]]s
*Lezli Valentine - Backing vocals (track 7)
*Lezli Valentine - backing vocals on "Not on the Outside"
*[[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[James Anthony Carmichael]], Leonard Caston Jr. - arrangements
*[[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[James Anthony Carmichael]], Leonard Caston Jr. - arrangements
*Jerry Long - orchestration direction
*[[The Funk Brothers#Arrangers and conductors|Jerry Long]] - orchestration direction
*Jim Britt - photography
*Jim Britt - photography


Latest revision as of 22:44, 25 June 2024

Eddie Kendricks
Studio album by
Eddie Kendricks
ReleasedMay 1973
Recorded1973
GenreSoul
LabelTamla Records
ProducerFrank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer
Eddie Kendricks chronology
People ... Hold On
(1972) 		Eddie Kendricks
(1973) 		Boogie Down!
(1974)
Singles from Eddie Kendricks
  1. "Darling Come Back Home"
    Released: April 19, 1973
  2. "Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)"
    Released: July 29, 1973

Eddie Kendricks is the third album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. It was released in the spring of 1973 on Tamla Records.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC−[2]

This was the breakthrough solo album Eddie Kendricks was looking for. Charting on the pop chart at number eighteen and number five on the R&B chart. This was his only solo album that would land in the top 20 on the pop chart. Includes the number-one pop and R&B single "Keep On Truckin'", which is one of the precursor to disco songs to come out before the explosion of the genre.

This album established Kendricks as the most successful member of the Temptations to go solo. He was the only former member of the group to have a number-one Hot 100 single.

Track listing

[edit]

Side One

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  1. "Only Room for Two" (Don Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 3:02
  2. "Darling Come Back Home" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, King Errisson) 4:07
  3. "Each Day I Cry a Little" (Leonard Caston, Terri McFaddin) 7:14
  4. "Can't Help What I Am" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:24

Side Two

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  1. "Keep On Truckin'" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston) 8:02
  2. "Any Day Now" (Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach) 5:09
  3. "Not on the Outside" (Larry Roberts, Sylvia Robinson) 4:35
  4. "Where Do You Go (Baby)" (Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer) 3:24

Personnel

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Charts

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Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1973 Eddie Kendricks 18 5

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1973 "Darling Come Back Home" 67 26 —
"Keep on Truckin'" 1 1 —

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r10789/review
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  4. ^ "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
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