10½ (album)

10½ is a studio album by the Dramatics released in 1980 on MCA Records.[1] The album reached No. 14 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]

10½
Studio album by
The Dramatics
Released1980 (1980)
Studio
  • Sigma Sound Studios
  • Total Experience Studios
  • Ocean Way Recording
  • Record Plant, Los Angeles
  • The Sound Suite Detroit
  • United Sound Systems
Length45:21
ProducerLarry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks
The Dramatics chronology
Anytime, Anyplace
(1979)		 10½
(1980)		 The Dramatic Way
(1980)

Overview

10½ was produced by Larry "L.J." Reynolds and Ron Banks.[1]

Singles

Welcome Back Home reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic gave a four out of five stars review saying "A celebratory album that marked their being together for over a decade, this was one of the group's best MCA/ABC albums".[4]

Tracklisting
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Music Is The Peoples Choice"Cecil Womack, Ron Banks5:54
2."Welcome Back Home"Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks6:47
3."Runnin' From My Love"Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks, Tony Green4:55
4."Love Is Here"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff5:29
5."I Just Wanna Dance The Night Away"Larry "L.J." Reynolds7:33
6."If You Feel Like You Wanna Dance, Dance"Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Martinus Montgomery5:55
7."It Ain't Rainin' (On Nobody's House But Mine)"Larry "L.J." Reynolds6:04
8."Be With The One You Love"Larry "L.J." Reynolds3:37

[1]

Credits
  • Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Donald Cooke, George Del Barrio, John Brinson, Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Wayne Henderson
  • Arranged By [Rhythm] – John Brinson, Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Raymond Johnson, Ron Banks, Rudy , Tony Green
  • Backing Vocals – Mike Patillo, Mike Patillo, The Dramatics
  • Bass Guitar – Nathan Lamarr Watts, Tony Green, James Williams
  • Clavinet – Robert Lyle
  • Coordinator [Album] – Louella Jackson
  • Coordinator [Production] – Brian Spears, Cynthia Sissle, Louella Jackson
  • Drums – Marvin Webb, Ricky Lawson, Darrell Jennings, Jerome "Jerry" Jones
  • Electric Piano [Rhodes] – John Brinson
  • Engineer [Mixing] – Allen Sides, Ellis "Pete" Bishop, Rick Gianatos
  • Engineer [Re-mix] – Ellis "Pete" Bishop
  • Engineer [Recording] – B. Benton, Dave Boyer, David Latman, Derk Devlin, J. Kaufman, Jeffrey Stewart, Jim Gallagher, Michael Evans, Michael Grace, Ellis "Pete" Bishop, Terry Tuck, Ty Blair, W. Borchers, Warren Woods
  • Executive-Producer – Don Davis
  • Keyboards – Raymond Johnson, Carlton "Cotton" Kent, Rudy Robinson
  • Lead Guitar – Cecil Womack
  • Management – Forest Hamilton Personnal
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Percussion – Lorenzo Brown "Bag Of Tricks", Kenneth Hudson, Carl "Butch" Small
  • Piano – Greg Phillinganes
  • Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Robert Lyle
  • Producer – Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks
  • Rhythm Guitar – Roland Bautista, Darnell Kimbrough, Dennis Harris, T.J. Tindall
  • Saxophone – Kerry Campbell
  • Synthesizer – Gregory Phillinganes, Vassal Benford[1]
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References
  1. The Dramatics: 10½. MCA Records. 1980.
  2. "The Dramatics: 10½ (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. "The Dramatics: Welcome Back Home (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  4. Wynn, Ron. "The Dramatics: 10½". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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