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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
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| Cover =
| Released = May 1973
| alt =
| Recorded = 1973
| released = May 1973
| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| recorded = 1973
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Motown Records|Tamla Records]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
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| Producer = [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], Leonard Caston, Gloria Jones, [[Pam Sawyer]]
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| length =

| label = [[Motown Records|Tamla Records]]

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| producer = [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]], Gloria Jones, [[Pam Sawyer]]
| Last album = ''[[People ... Hold On ]]'' <br />(1972)
| prev_title = [[People ... Hold On]]
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| This album = Eddie Kendricks <br />(1973)
| prev_year = 1972
| Next album = ''[[Boogie Down! ]]'' <br />(1974)
| next_title = [[Boogie Down!]]
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Singles
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| 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}}
}}
}}


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'''''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]].

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'''''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]].




==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]]''
|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.


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 would be the breakthrough solo album Eddie Kendricks was looking for. Charting on the pop charts at number eightteen and number five on the R&B. This would be the his only solo album that would land on the pop charts. 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.



==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#Only Room For Two - (Donald Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 3:02
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#Darling Come Back Home - ([[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], Kathy Wakefield, King Errisson) 4:07
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#Each Day I Cry A Little - (Leonard Caston, Terri McFaddin) 7:14
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#Can't Help What I Am - ([[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:24
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#[[Keep on Truckin' (song)|Keep On Truckin']] - (Anita Poree, [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], Leonard Caston) 8:02
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#Any Day Now - (Bob Hilliard, [[Burt Bacharach]]) 5:09
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#Not On The Outside - (Larry Roberts, Sylvia Robinson) 4:35
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#Where Do You Go (Baby) - (Gloria Jones, [[Pam Sawyer]]) 3:24



==Personnel==
===Side One===
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#"Only Room for Two" (Don Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 3:02
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*[[Eddie Kendricks]] - Lead and Backing Vocals
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#"Darling Come Back Home" ([[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[Kathleen Wakefield|Kathy Wakefield]], King Errisson) 4:07
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*Darrell Clayborn, [[James Jamerson]] - Bass
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#"Each Day I Cry a Little" ([[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]], Terri McFaddin) 7:14
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*Billy Cooper, Dean Parks, Greg Poree - Guitar
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#"Can't Help What I Am" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:24
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*Ed Greene, Kenny "Spider" Rice - Drums
*Gary Coleman, [[Jack Ashford]] - Percussion
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*Harold Johnson - Piano, Organ
*Leonard Caston - Piano, Organ
*King Errisson - Congas


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


==Personnel==
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*Eddie Kendricks - lead and backing vocals
* Ice Cold Love - backing vocals
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*Darrell Clayborn, [[James Jamerson]] - bass
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*Billy Cooper, [[Dean Parks]], Greg Poree - guitar
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*[[Ed Greene]], [[Spider Webb (jazz drummer)|Kenny "Spider" Rice]] - drums
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*Harold Johnson - piano, organ
*[[Leonard Caston Jr.]] - piano, organ, [[clavinet]]
*[[The Funk Brothers#Los Angeles musicians|King Errisson]] - [[conga]]s
*Lezli Valentine - backing vocals on "Not on the Outside"
*[[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]], [[James Anthony Carmichael]], Leonard Caston Jr. - arrangements
*[[The Funk Brothers#Arrangers and conductors|Jerry Long]] - orchestration direction
*Jim Britt - photography


==Charts==
==Charts==
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p93251/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref>
! colspan="2"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p93251/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
! width="40"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
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| rowspan="1"| 1973
| rowspan="1"| 1973
| align="left"| ''[[Eddie Kendricks (album)|Eddie Kendricks]]''
| align="left"| ''Eddie Kendricks''
| 18
| 18
| 5
| 5
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p93251/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref>
! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p93251/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
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==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Kendricks-Eddie-Kendricks/master/115059 Eddie Kendricks-Eddie Kendricks at Discogs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Eddie-Kendricks-Eddie-Kendricks/master/115059 Eddie Kendricks-Eddie Kendricks at Discogs]


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[[Category:1973 albums]]
[[Category:1973 albums]]
[[Category:Eddie Kendricks albums]]
[[Category:Eddie Kendricks albums]]
[[Category:Motown albums]]
[[Category:Tamla Records albums]]
[[Category:Rhythm and blues albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Frank Wilson (musician)]]
[[Category:Soul albums]]

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

[edit]
  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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