Too (S.O.S. Band album)

Too is the second album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in July 1981. It was produced by Sigidi Abdullah.

Too
Studio album by The S.O.S. Band
Released	July 31, 1981
Recorded	Spectrum Studios (Venice, California) Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California) Axis Sound Recorders (Atlanta, Georgia) Web IV Studio (Atlanta, Georgia) Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California) Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park, California) The Sound Castle (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Funk, Disco, Boogie, Urban
Length	42:33
Label	Tabu
Producer	Sigidi
The S.O.S. Band chronology
S.O.S. (1980) Too (1981) III (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

History

The album peaked at #30 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #117 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "Do It Now (Part 1)" and "You" They peaked at #15 and #64 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's a Long Way to the Top"	Arnell Carmichael	4:12
2.	"Do It Now"	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	7:03
3.	"There Is No Limit"	Mary Davis, Rhonghea, Sigidi, John Simpson	5:15
4.	"You"	Allen Simpson, John Simpson, Bruno Speight	4:21

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Stay"	Louis Price, Reed Burkholder, Robert Williams	4:31
6.	"Are You Ready?"	Mary Davis, John Simpson, Sigidi	5:01
7.	"Do You Know Where Your Children Are?"	John Simpson, Bruno Speight	3:30
8.	"For the Brothers That Ain't Here"	John Simpson, Bruno Speight, Sigidi	4:23
9.	"Unborn Child"	Lana Bogan, James Seals	3:45

2013 remastered bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Do It Now" (Long Version)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	7:07
11.	"Do It Now" (Part 1)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	4:03
12.	"Do It Now" (Part 1 - Short Version)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	3:22
13.	"Do It Now" (Part 2)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	3:58
14.	"You" (Long Version)	Allen Simpson, John Simpson, Bruno Speight	5:55
15.	"There Is No Limit" (Long Version)	Mary Davis, Rhonghea, Sigidi, John Simpson	6:17

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

• Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocals
• Billy Ellis – saxophone, vocals
• John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals
• Mary Davis – vocals, percussion
• James Earl Jones – drums, vocals
• W. Sonny Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
• Bruno Speight guitar, vocals
• Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, trombone, vocals

Additional Personnel

• Travis Biggs – keyboards, flute, harp
• Fred Wesley – trombone
• Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson – percussion
• David Majal Li – alto saxophone
• Rhonghea Southern – guitar, background vocals
• Phyllis "Penny" Wanzo, Rosalyn Sweeper, Fredi Grace, Keith Rawls – background vocals
• Ben Picone, William Henderson (concertmasters) – strings

Production

• Sigidi – producer
• Clarence Avant – executive producer
• Steve Williams – chief engineer
• Les Horn; Assistant engineer
• Fred Wesley – horns and strings arrangements
• Joe Q. Hall, Scott Skidmore, Sabrina Buchanek, Peter Damski, Les Horn, Greg Webster, Richard Wells, Mark Ettle, Tony Chiappa, Louis Summers, Les Cooper, Mitch Gibson – assistant engineers
• Steve Marcussen – mastering
• Art Sims, 11:24 Design – art direction
• Don Miller – photography (front cover)
• David Randale – photography (back cover)
• Nick Fasciano – logo sculpture

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak [2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	117
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	30

Singles

Year	Single	US R&B[3]
1981	"Do It Now (Part 1)"	15
	"You"	64

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Too > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
2. "US Albums Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
3. "US Singles Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

External links

• Too at Discogs