''So Full Of Love'' is a 1978 album by

The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hi ...

. The album contains the #1 R&B hit " Use ta Be My Girl", and was awarded

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Platinum Certification for sales of 1,000,000 copies. The single "Brandy" has long been speculated by many fans to be about a woman. However, in 2013, production team Gamble and Huff revealed the song was, in fact, written about a

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Track listing

All songs written by

Kenneth Gamble Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...

and

Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...

, except where noted. allmusic ((( So Full of Love > Overview ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on August 23, 2008.

Side one

# "Sing My Heart Out" - 4:25 # " Use Ta Be My Girl" - 4:02 # "Cry Together" - 5:36 # "

This Time Baby "This Time Baby" is a song written by the songwriting team Bell and James which, after being introduced by the O'Jays in 1978, became a 1979 disco hit for Jackie Moore. O'Jays version The O'Jays 1978 album release ''So Full of Love'' introduced ...

" (

Casey James Casey Everett James (born May 31, 1982)"Happy Birthday, Casey James and ...

LeRoy Bell LeRoy Bell (born August 8, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He and his friend Casey James played in Special Blend, and then went on to form their own duo Bell and James, also composing songs that were hits for other artists most not ...

) - 4:43

Side two

# "Brandy" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Charles B. Simmons) - 4:14 # "Take Me to the Stars" (Larry Hancock, Al Boyd) - 4:13 # "Help (Somebody Please)" (

Eddie Levert Edward Willis Levert (born June 16, 1942) is an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist of The O'Jays. He is the father of Gerald Levert (1966–2006) and Sean Levert (1968–2008) Biography Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but ...

, Robert Dukes) - 4:58 # "Strokety Stroke" (

Bunny Sigler Walter "Bunny" Sigler (March 27, 1941 – October 6, 2017) was an American R&B singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who did extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and was instrumental in creating th ...

) - 4:24

Personnel

- producer, songwriter * Dennis Harris - guitar *

Bobby Eli Bobby Eli is an American musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia. He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio band MFSB. Overview A multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter and arranger, Eli ...

- guitar *Roland Chambers - guitar *

- guitar, keyboards, piano, producer * Norman Harris - arranger, guitar * Ron Baker - bass guitar *

- vocals, songwriter *

Sammy Strain Samuel Strain Jr. (born December 9, 1939) is an American R&B vocalist, known for his time as a member of Little Anthony and the Imperials (1958–1972; 1992–2005) and The O'Jays (1975–1992). He holds the unusual distinction of being twice in ...

- vocals *Walter Williams - vocals *Lenny Pakula - keyboards *

- keyboards, producer, piano, songwriter * Earl Young - drums *Don Renaldo - conductor, horn, strings *

Thom Bell Thomas Randolph Bell (January 27th, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, and composer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. He found success as a producer ...

- arranger, strings, producer, songwriter *Larry Washington -

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, percussion *

Vincent Montana Jr. Vincent Montana Jr. (February 12, 1928 – April 13, 2013), known as Vince Montana, was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and percussionist. He is best known as a member of MFSB and as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra. He has b ...

- percussion,

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*Tony Sellari - art direction * Bobby Martin - arranger

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

External links

The O'Jays-So Full Of Love at Discogs

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums The O'Jays albums Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble Albums produced by Leon Huff Albums arranged by Thom Bell Albums arranged by Bobby Martin Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia International Records albums