Give And Take is the fourth album from

The Dynamic Superiors The Dynamic Superiors are an American, Motown group from Washington, D.C., United States. The group formed in 1963 with members Tony Washington (lead), George Spann (first tenor), George Peterback, Jr. (second tenor), Michael McCalpin (baritone), a ...

, and their last on

Motown Records Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmant ...

. Released in 1977, it includes covers of

Martha and the Vandellas Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with Motown. An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind ...

' " Nowhere to Run" and

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

's "All In Love Is Fair". It is also noted that singer

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

sampled the song "Here Comes That Feeling Again" for a song she recorded called "I Feel It" (co-produced by Mahogany) which was intended to be released on her album ''

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'', but was denied clearance for the use of the song by the songwriters (It was leaked out to the internet later, but still remains officially unreleased). On May 22, 2012, The Dynamic Superiors' ''Give And Take'' album was released on CD, not by Motown, but by Universal Records' "Soulmusic Records" imprint.

Track listing

# "Happy Song" (Reginald Brown, Richard Davis, Stafford Floyd) 6:07 # "Give It All Up" (

Brian Holland Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous hit ...

Edward Holland, Jr. Edward Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", ...

Janie Bradford Janie Bradford (born June 2, 1939 in Charleston, Missouri, United States) is an American songwriter, most known for her tenure with Motown. With Berry Gordy, she co-wrote "Money (That's What I Want)", originally recorded by Barrett Strong, and t ...

) 3:51 # " Nowhere to Run" ( Holland-Dozier-Holland) 9:07 # "You're What I Need" (Reginald Brown, Richard Davis, Stafford Floyd) 4:47 # "All In Love Is Fair" (

) 4:31 # "All You Can Do With Love" (Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Harold Beatty) 3:33 # "Here Comes That Feeling Again" (Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Harold Beatty, Marlon Woods) 4:22 # "Once Is Just Not Enough" (Edward Holland, Jr., Marlon Woods, Reginald Brown, Stafford Floyd) 5:03

Personnel

*Ben Benay,

Jay Graydon Jay Joseph Graydon (born October 8, 1949, Burbank, California) is an American songwriter, recording artist, guitarist, singer, keyboardist, producer, arranger, and recording engineer. He is the winner of two Grammy Awards (in the R&B category) wi ...

Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film '' Ghostbusters''. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-10 h ...

- guitar *Henry Davis, Scott Edwards, Tony Newton - bass *John Barnes,

Sylvester Rivers Sylvester Rivers (born October 28, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, pianist and producer, based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, he has recorded with numerous major artists including Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson ...

- keyboards *

James Gadson James Gadson ( James Edward Gadson; born June 17, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B. He is also a singer and ...

- drums *Bob Zimmitti, Gary Coleman, Jules Wechter - percussion *

Bobbye Hall Porter Bobbye Jean Hall is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 20 songs that reached the top ten in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early career, work for Motown and move to ...

- congas *

Gene Page Eugene Edgar Page Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jeffer ...

, McKinley Jackson - arrangements *Howard Deshong - photography

References

{{Authority control 1977 albums Dynamic Superiors albums Motown albums Albums arranged by Gene Page Albums produced by Eddie Holland Albums produced by Brian Holland