''10½'' is a studio album by

the Dramatics The Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1964. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs " In the Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits, as well as their late ...

released in 1980 on

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

. The album reached No. 14 on the ''

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'' Top Soul Albums chart.

Overview

10½ was produced by Dramatics members Larry "L.J." Reynolds and

Ron Banks The Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1964. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs " In the Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits, as well as their late ...

Singles

Welcome Back Home reached No. 9 on the

Hot Soul Songs chart.

Critical reception

Ron Wynn of

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gave a four out of five stars review saying "A celebratory album that marked their being together for over a decade, this was one of the group's best MCA/ABC albums".

Tracklisting

Personnel

*Darnell Kimbrough,

Cecil Womack Cecil Dale Womack (September 25, 1947 – January 25, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was one of the musical Womack brothers, and had success both as a songwriter and recording artist, notably with his wife Linda ...

, Dennis Harris,

T.J. Tindall Thomas Joshua Tindall (1950 – January 26, 2016) was an American guitarist. He was a member of MFSB and played on 38 gold and platinum funk and R&B records and more than 30 hits produced by Gamble and Huff in the 1970s and 1980s. Tindall is consid ...

Roland Bautista Roland Bautista (May 30, 1951 – February 29, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Bautista was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire. He also worked with such artists as Ronnie Laws, The Crusaders, George Duke and ...

- guitars *Raymond Johnson, Carlton "Cotton" Kent, Rudy Robinson - keyboards *Vassal Benford - synthesizers *

Greg Phillinganes Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...

- piano, Moog synthesizers * Robert Lyle - Clavinet, Rhodes and acoustic piano *John Brinson - electric piano *Nathan Lamarr Watts, Tony Green, James Williams - bass *Marvin Webb,

Ricky Lawson William Riser III (November 8, 1954 – December 23, 2013), better known as Ricky Lawson, was an American drummer and composer. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he worked extensively as a session musician, collaborating with Stevie Wonder, Mich ...

, Darrell Jennings, Jerome "Jerry" Jones - drums *Lorenzo Brown "Bag of Tricks", Kenneth Hudson, Carl "Butch" Small - percussion *Kerry Campbell - saxophone *Mike Patillo and The Dramatics - backing vocals

Production

*Arranged by orns & Strings– Donald Cooke, George Del Barrio, John Brinson, Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Wayne Henderson *Arranged by hythm– John Brinson, Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks, Rudy (?), Tony Green *Coordinator lbum– Louella Jackson *Coordinator roduction– Brian Spears, Cynthia Sissle, Louella Jackson *Engineer ixing– Allen Sides, Ellis "Pete" Bishop, Rick Gianatos *Engineer e-mix– Ellis "Pete" Bishop *Engineer ecording– B. Benton, Dave Boyer, David Latman, Derk Devlin, J. Kaufman, Jeffrey Stewart, Jim Gallagher, Michael Evans, Michael Grace, Ellis "Pete" Bishop, Terry Tuck, Ty Blair, W. Borchers, Warren Woods *Executive-Producer – Don Davis *Management – Forest Hamilton Personnal *Mastered by –

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

*Producer – Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:10 1/2 (album) 1980 albums MCA Records albums Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios