''Floaters'' is the debut studio

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recorded by

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R&B group

The Floaters The Floaters were an American R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. The group are best known for their 1977 song " Float On", which reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No ...

, released in 1977 on the

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label.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features the single " Float On", which peaked at No. 1 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 ...

and

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s, and No. 2 on the

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. The single "

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", originally recorded by

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, charted at No. 28 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

Personnel

The Floaters *Larry Cunningham – tenor *Paul Mitchell – baritone *Charles Clark – tenor *Ralph Mitchell – tenor Musicians *Kenny Goodman – guitar *Buster Marbury – drums *Brimstone Ingram – piano, Fender Rhodes *Guy Hutson – bass *

Dennis Coffey Dennis James Coffey (born November 11, 1940) is an American guitarist. He was a studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings, and is well known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single " Scorpio". Biography Coffey learned to play guitar at the ag ...

– guitar, sitar *Marvin Willis – trumpet *Larry Nozero – balto saxophone, flute *

Jack Brokensha John Joseph "Jack" Brokensha (5 January 1926 – 28 October 2010) was an Australian-born American jazz vibraphonist, known for his work with the Australian Jazz Quartet and Motown Records. Biography Brokensha was born in Nailsworth, South Austral ...

– vibraphone, bells *Lorenzo "Bag of Tricks" Brown – congas *Gary Schunk – clarinet, ARP synthesizer *Brandye, James Mitchell – background vocals

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

See also

References

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