''Too'' is the second album by the
R&B band
the S.O.S. Band, released on the
Tabu
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label in July 1981. It was produced by Sigidi Abdullah.
History
The album peaked at #30 on the
R&B albums chart. It also reached #117 on the
''Billboard'' 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "Do It Now (Part 1)" and "You" They peaked at #15 and #64 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by
Demon Music Group
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History
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Track listing
Personnel
The S.O.S. Band
*Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocals
*Billy Ellis – saxophone, vocals
*John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals
*Mary Davis – vocals, percussion
*James Earl Jones – drums, vocals
*W. Sonny Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
*Bruno Speight guitar, vocals
*Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, trombone, vocals
Additional Personnel
*Travis Biggs – keyboards, flute, harp
*
Fred Wesley
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Biography
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– trombone
*Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson – percussion
*David Majal Li – alto saxophone
*Rhonghea Southern – guitar, background vocals
*Phyllis "Penny" Wanzo, Rosalyn Sweeper, Fredi Grace, Keith Rawls – background vocals
*Ben Picone, William Henderson (concertmasters) – strings
Production
*Sigidi – producer
*
Clarence Avant
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Avant's 75th birthday was celebrated by ''Billboard'' in its February 2006 is ...
– executive producer
*Steve Williams – chief engineer
*Les Horn; Assistant engineer
*Fred Wesley – horns and strings arrangements
*Joe Q. Hall, Scott Skidmore, Sabrina Buchanek, Peter Damski, Les Horn, Greg Webster, Richard Wells, Mark Ettle, Tony Chiappa, Louis Summers, Les Cooper, Mitch Gibson – assistant engineers
*Steve Marcussen – mastering
*Art Sims, 11:24 Design – art direction
*Don Miller – photography (front cover)
*David Randale – photography (back cover)
*Nick Fasciano – logo sculpture
Charts
;Singles
References
External links
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1981 albums
Tabu Records albums
The S.O.S. Band albums