''On the Rise'' is the fourth album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released by

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on July 1, 1983. It was produced by

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and Gene Dozier.

History

The album peaked at #7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #47 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "

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" and "

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", each peaking at #2 and #5. Both singles also charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching #55 and #65. "Just Be Good to Me" also peaked at #3 on the

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chart and #13 on the

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. The third single, "For Your Love", also charted on the R&B chart, reaching #34. The album also includes a cover of

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's 1968 hit song, "

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". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by

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Track listing

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band *Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocals *Mary Davis – lead vocals *Billy Ellis – saxophone *Willie "Sonny" Killebrew – saxophone, flute *Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, lead vocals *John A. Simpson III – bass *Bruno Speight – guitar *Jerome "J.T." Thomas – drums, percussion

Production

, Gene Dozier, The S.O.S. Band – producers, arrangers *

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– executive producer *Tina Stephans – A&R coordinator *Ron Cristopher, Bob Brown, Sabrina Buchanek, Judy Clapp, Taavi Mote – engineers *Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing engineer *Brian Gardner – mastering *Bunnie Jackson Ransom – management *Ezra Tucker – cover illustration *Ford Smith – back cover photo

Charts

;Singles

References

External links

*
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