''You Want It, You Got It'' is the second studio
album
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by American vocal group,
The Detroit Emeralds
The Detroit Emeralds are an American R&B/soul vocal group, best known in the early 1970s. They enjoyed a run of successful records in the decade including their 1973 transatlantic hit single, "Feel the Need in Me".
Career
"The Emeralds" were f ...
, released in 1972 through
Westbound Records
Westbound Records was a Detroit-based record label founded by Armen Boladian in 1968. It had a distribution deal with Janus Records from 1970 to 1975, but then it switched distribution to 20th Century Records during 1975 and 1976, but again switc ...
.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 37 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 78 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features
the title track, which peaked at No. 5 on the
Hot Soul Singles
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chart and No. 36 on the
Billboard Hot 100
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, "
Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
"Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon and performed by The Detroit Emeralds. It reached #4 on the R&B chart and #24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1972. The song was featured on their 1972 album, '' You Want It, ...
", which charted at No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "
Feel the Need in Me
"Feel the Need in Me" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon, a member of the American R&B/soul vocal group the Detroit Emeralds. It was released as a single by the group in October 1972 on the Westbound label. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Ch ...
", which reached No. 22 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
Personnel
*Katouzzion – producer
*Abrim Tilmon – arranger, conductor
*
Johnny Allen – arranger, conductor
The Detroit Emeralds, ''You Want It, You Got It'' credits
Retrieved January 17, 2016.
Charts
Album
Singles
References
External links
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1972 albums
The Detroit Emeralds albums
Westbound Records albums