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
LabelMCA
ProducerLarry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks
The Dramatics chronology
Anytime, Anyplace
(1979)		 10½
(1980)		 The Dramatic Way
(1980)

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]

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]

Personnel

  • Darnell Kimbrough, Cecil Womack, Dennis Harris, T.J. Tindall, Roland Bautista - guitars
  • Raymond Johnson, Carlton "Cotton" Kent, Rudy Robinson - keyboards
  • Vassal Benford - synthesizers
  • Greg Phillinganes - piano, Moog synthesizers
  • Robert Lyle - Clavinet, Rhodes and acoustic piano
  • John Brinson - electric piano
  • Nathan Lamarr Watts, Tony Green, James Williams - bass
  • Marvin Webb, Ricky Lawson, Darrell Jennings, Jerome "Jerry" Jones - drums
  • Lorenzo Brown "Bag of Tricks", Kenneth Hudson, Carl "Butch" Small - percussion
  • Kerry Campbell - saxophone
  • Mike Patillo and The Dramatics - backing vocals

Production

  • 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
  • Coordinator [Album] – Louella Jackson
  • Coordinator [Production] – Brian Spears, Cynthia Sissle, Louella Jackson
  • 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
  • Management – Forest Hamilton Personnal
  • Mastered by – Bernie Grundman
  • Producer – Larry "L.J." Reynolds, Ron Banks

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "The Dramatics: 10½". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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