''Teddy'' is the third album by R&B

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Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...

, released in 1979. It included more "bedroom ballads" than his prior releases, and was compared to

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo ar ...

's '' I Want You'' album. Two singles were released from the album: " Turn Off the Lights", which reached US Pop #48 and #2 on the

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, and "Come Go With Me," which reached #14 R&B. The album was nominated for an

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, Favorite Soul/R&B Album in 1980 and 1981.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

Kenny 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 indicated # "Come Go With Me" # " Turn Off the Lights" # "I'll Never See Heaven Again" (

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

) # "All I Need Is You" (Darnell Jordan, Sherman Marshall) # "If You Know Like I Know" (Jerry Cohen,

Gene McFadden Gene McFadden (January 28, 1949 – January 27, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team o ...

, John Whitehead) # "Do Me" # "Set Me Free" (Bell, James) # "Life Is a Circle"

Personnel

- lead and backing vocals *

- keyboards *

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 ...

- keyboards, backing vocals *Charles Collins, Keith Benson, Quinton Joseph - drums *

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 ...

, Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers, Tony Bell - guitar *

Bob Babbitt __NOTOC__ Robert Andrew Kreinar (November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012), known as Bob Babbitt, was a Hungarian-American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966 to 1972, as well a ...

, Jimmy Williams - bass *Lenny Pakula - organ *David Cruse - percussion *Don Renaldo & His Horns and Strings - strings, horns *

Barbara Ingram Barbara Jane Ingram (February 9, 1947 – October 20, 1994) was an American R&B singer and songwriter who was active throughout the early 1970s until the mid-late 1980s, enjoying modest success as a backup singer for almost two decades. ...

, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Joseph Jefferson - backing vocals *Jack Faith, Tony Bell,

Dexter Wansel Dexter Gilman Wansel (born August 22, 1950) is an American R&B/jazz fusion singer, arranger, musician, composer, conductor, synthesist and A&R director. Early life Dexter Wansel began as an errand boy backstage at the Uptown Theater in Philade ...

, Jerry Cohen, Larry Gold, John L. Usry Jnr., Thom Bell - arrangements ;Technical *Ed Lee - design *Frank Laffitte - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

External links

Teddy Pendergrass-Teddy at Discogs
{{Authority control 1979 albums Teddy Pendergrass albums Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble Albums produced by Leon Huff Albums produced by Thom Bell Albums arranged by Thom Bell Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia International Records albums