Surrender (O'Bryan album)

Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.

Surrender
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1986
Recorded19851986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California
GenreR&B, Soul
Length41:08
LabelCapitol
ProducerO'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
O'Bryan chronology
Be My Lover
(1984)
Surrender
(1986)
The Best Of O'Bryan
(1996)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tenderoni"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman3:48
2."You Have Got To Come To Me"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman5:35
3."Driving Force"O'Bryan Burnette II5:52
4."Maria"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:24
5."What Goes Around"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman5:34
6."Is This For Real"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:09
7."Dreamin' About You"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:31
8."Surrender"Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren4:17

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1986 Surrender 66

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1986 "Tenderoni" 35
1987 "Driving Force" 60

Personnel

  • O'Bryan  – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
  • Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
  • Melvin Davis bass guitar
  • Karl Denson saxophone
  • Virgie Hunter trumpet
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
  • Chuck Morris drums
  • Levi Seacer guitar
  • Bruce Sterling – keyboards
  • David Vansuch saxophone
  • Alex Brown – background vocals
  • Carmen Carter – background vocals
  • Lynn Davis – background vocals
  • Clayton Dover – background vocals
  • Rafael Dover – background vocals
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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r59749/review
  2. "O'Bryan US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. "O'Bryan US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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