''Shoulda Gone Dancin' '' was the third album by High Inergy and the first after the departure of lead vocalist

Vernessa Mitchell Vernessa Ann Mitchell (born January 1, 1959) is an American contemporary Christian and gospel recording artist whose vocal versatility has been heralded by R&B and House audiences. Early life Mitchell was born on January 1, 1959, in Columbus, Ge ...

. Now reduced to a trio, this album features Barbara Mitchell (Vernessa's sister) on lead vocals. It peaked at #72 on Billboard's R&B Album charts and #147 on the Pop Album charts. The album spawned one chart single, the title track, which was a moderate dance and R&B hit.

Track listing

The following is the track listing from the original vinyl LP. ;Side One: #"Shoulda Gone Dancin'" (Donnell Jones, Anthony Mason) - 9:44 #"I've Got What You Need" (Marvin Augustus, Patricia Scott) - 4:36 #"Come and Get It" (Mel Bolton, Gwen Gordy Fuqua) - 3:34 ;Side Two: #"Midnight Music Man" (Terry Lupton, Chuck Creath) - 3:44 #"Let Yourself Go" (Roger Dollarhide) - 4:51 #"Love of My Life" (Terry Lupton, Chuck Creath) - 3:37 #"Too Late (The Damage is Done)" (Dreda Augustus, Linda Joyce Evans, Marvin Augustus) - 4:20

Production

The following information comes from the original vinyl LP. *Producers: Anthony Mason, Marvin Augustus, Mel Bolton, Chuck Creath, Roger Dollarhide, Gwen Gordy Fuqua and Kent Washburn *Arrangers: Anthony Mason, Marvin Augustus, William Bickelhaupt, Mel Bolton, Roger Dollarhide, L. A. Johnson, Donnell Jones and Gerald Lee *Recording Engineers: Roger Dollarhide, Peter Haden, Bob Robitaille, David Coe and Steve Smith *Mixing Engineers: Russ Terrana, Jane Clark, Roger Dollarhide and Art Stewart *Mastering Engineer: Jack Andrews *Assistant Engineers: Dennis Moody, Peter Haden, Romie Lovrich, Leslie Kearney, Dan Lopman, Ernestine Madison, Gail Ritter, James Warmack, Deborah Scott, Virginia Pallante, John Howe, Brian Vessa and Ralph Lotten *Art Direction: Norm Ung *Design and Illustration: Vigon Nahas Vigon *Logo Design: Tom Nikosey *Project Manager: Brenda M. Boyce *Executive Producer: Berry Gordy

Session musicians

The following information comes from the original vinyl LP. * Nate Alford, Jr. - percussion * Jack Ashford - percussion * John Barnes - keyboards, synthesizer * Kevin Bassinson - keyboards * Alvino Bennett - drums * William Bickelhaupt - acoustic piano * Michael Boddicker - synthesizer * Mel Bolton - guitar * Chuck Creath - Fender Rhodes, synthesizer * Ron Davison - congas * Quentin Dennard - drums * Roger Dollarhide - electric piano * Steve Fishman - bass *

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- drums * Greg Grahan - percussion * Richard Graham - percussion * John Green - guitar *

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- bass * James Jamerson, Sr. - bass * Gerald Lee - percussion * Kenneth Lupper - acoustic piano * Anthony Mason - bass * Greg Middleton - bass * David Pruitt - guitar * Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin - guitar * Robert Robertie - drums * Werner Schuchner - guitar * Mike Thompson - electric piano *

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- guitar * Benny Wallace - guitar * Kent Washburn - vibes * Melvin Webb - percussion

References

1979 albums Gordy Records albums High Inergy albums {{1970s-R&B-album-stub