Rejoice (The Emotions album)

Rejoice is an album by American vocal group The Emotions issued in June 1977 by Columbia Records.[6] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. Rejoice has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.[7]

Rejoice
Studio album by
The Emotions
ReleasedJune 10, 1977
Recorded1976
GenrePop, Disco, soul, R&B
Length38:48
LabelColumbia
ProducerMaurice White
The Emotions chronology
Flowers
(1976)		 Rejoice
(1977)		 Sunshine
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Village Voice(C+)[2]
People(favourable)[3]
Washington Post(favourable)[4]
Los Angeles Times(favourable)[5]

Overview

The album was produced by EWF leader Maurice White. When asked in a 2007 interview which album he produced, besides those that he did for Earth, Wind & Fire, that's his favorite, White replied: "The Emotions's 'Rejoice' because it had a great vibe, a great ‘feel’. Yeah, I'm proud of that production."[8]

Rejoice also spent seven weeks atop the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[9]

Singles

With the LP came the single "Don't Ask My Neighbors" which got to the top ten on the Billboard R&B singles charts. Another song called Best of My Love" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts.[10] "Best of My Love" won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals,[11] and an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single. Best of My Love has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Best of My Love"Maurice White, Al McKay3:39
2."A Feeling Is"Sheila Hutchinson3:36
3."A Long Way to Go"Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil3:48
4."Key to My Heart"Verdine White, Robert Wright5:21
5."Love's What's Happenin'"Sheila Hutchinson3:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away"Deniece Williams, Clarence McDonald, Lani Groves4:41
7."Don't Ask My Neighbors"Skip Scarborough4:26
8."Blessed"Maurice White, Jerry Peters4:36
9."Rejoice"Wanda Hutchinson, Keith Henderson, LaFayette Evans5:22

Personnel

The Emotions

  • Wanda Hutchinson – vocals
  • Sheila Hutchinson – vocals
  • Pamela Hutchinson – vocals
  • Jeanette Hutchinson – vocals

Musicians

Charts
Chart (1977) Peak
[12]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 7
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[12]		 US
R&B
[12]		 US
Dan
[12]		 UK
[13]
1977 "Best of My Love" 1 1 11 4
"Don't Ask My Neighbors" 44 7 — —
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See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)

References
  1. Lytle, Craig. Rejoice > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. "The Emotions: Rejoice". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  3. "Picks and Pans Review: Rejoice". people.com. August 15, 1977.
  4. Rohter, Larry (July 24, 1977). "Emotions at the Top of the Charts". washingtonpost.com.
  5. Hilburn, Robert (October 2, 1977). "Pop Music". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. p. 510.
  6. The Emotions: Rejoice. Columbia Records. June 10, 1977.
  7. "RIAA Certification for The Emotions". RIAA.com.
  8. "MAURICE WHITE: STILL BURNING BRIGHT". bluesandsoul.com.
  9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 1977 Archive". billboard.com.
  10. "Best of My Love – The Emotions". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  11. "The Emotions". Grammy.com.
  12. "US Charts > The Emotions". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  13. "The Emotions". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company.
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