''Hard Core Poetry'' is the second studio album by American

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/ R&B group

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, released in 1974 on the

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label.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 12 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features the singles "Too Late", which peaked at No. 10 on the

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chart and No. 59 on the

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' " She's Gone", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Remember What I Told You to Forget", which reached No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Personnel

;Tavares *Butch Tavares *Chubby Tavares *Pooch Tavares *Ralph Tavares *Tiny Tavares with: *Jeana Jackson - introductory narration on "To Love You" * Michael Omartian - keyboards, arrangements, conductor *

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– keyboards *

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, Scott Edwards – bass *

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– drums * Larry Carlton,

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, Ben Benay – guitar *Gary Coleman, Brian Potter – percussion *Sid Sharp – string concertmaster *The Boogie Symphony – strings ;Technical *Joe Sidore - recording engineer *Larkin Arnold - executive producer *Roy Kohara - art direction *Richard Rankin - cover photography

Charts

Album Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1974 albums Tavares (group) albums albums arranged by Michael Omartian Capitol Records albums