You and I (Teddy Pendergrass album)
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You and I is Soul/R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass
' 13th and final studio album, released on April 15, 1997 on Wind-Up records. The album peaked at #24 R&B and #137 on the Billboard 200
. The single "Give It to Me" peaked at #57 R&B, and the single "Don't Keep Wastin' My Time" peaked at #39 R&B and #90 on the Billboard Hot 100
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While this is Pendergrass' final studio album, he released a [ Christmas album] in 1998 and 2 live albums in [ 2002] and [ 2009]. He also released the bulk (all but 6) of his [ 50+ compilation albums] in the years after he had stopped producing new material.
Pendergrass had a hand in writing all the tracks except for the interlude, the title track and "One in a Million You", which was a cover of the 1980 Larry Graham
song of the same name
.
Teddy Pendergrass
Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass was an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. Pendergrass first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970s before a successful solo career at the end of the decade...
' 13th and final studio album, released on April 15, 1997 on Wind-Up records. The album peaked at #24 R&B and #137 on the Billboard 200
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...
. The single "Give It to Me" peaked at #57 R&B, and the single "Don't Keep Wastin' My Time" peaked at #39 R&B and #90 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
While this is Pendergrass' final studio album, he released a [ Christmas album] in 1998 and 2 live albums in [ 2002] and [ 2009]. He also released the bulk (all but 6) of his [ 50+ compilation albums] in the years after he had stopped producing new material.
Pendergrass had a hand in writing all the tracks except for the interlude, the title track and "One in a Million You", which was a cover of the 1980 Larry Graham
Larry Graham
Larry Graham, Jr. is an African American bass guitar player, both with the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station...
song of the same name
One in a Million You
"One in a Million You" is a 1980 single by Larry Graham, former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone and frontman for Graham Central Station. The ballad crossed over to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, peaking at number nine in the summer of 1980 and hit number one on the R&B...
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Track listing
- Don't Keep Wasting My Time
- Let's Talk About It
- Without You
- You And I
- Can We Try
- One in a Million You
- Hurry Up
- Interlude
- Give It To Me
- Slow Ride To Heaven