''Colonel Abrams'' is the self-titled debut studio

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by American musician

Colonel Abrams Colonel Abrams (May 25, 1949 – November 24, 2016) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Early life Colonel Abrams (his real name) was born in Detroit, Michigan. His family later moved to East 13 Street, in Manhattan's ...

, released in 1985 through

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. Most of the songs were written by Abrams and his brother, Marston Freeman.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 75 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features the singles " Trapped", which peaked at No. 20 on the

Hot Soul Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

chart and No. 1 on the

Hot Dance/Disco Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

chart, and "

I'm Not Gonna Let "I'm Not Gonna Let You" (also titled "I'm Not Gonna Let") is a single by Colonel Abrams, released on February 7, 1986 from his self-titled debut album, ''Colonel Abrams'' (1985). It was his third number one on the U.S. dance chart and second top ...

", which reached No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. In addition, all the cuts of the album reached the top of the Hot Dance/Disco chart.

Track listing

Personnel

*Steven Machat - executive producer *

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- "clothes and location" *Chris Duffy - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1985 debut albums Colonel Abrams albums MCA Records albums