Black & Blue

by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Harold Melvin

Overview

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' second album found the group continuing to ride its early peak, featuring the hit "The Love I Lost" (in a six-minute version longer than the one that made the pop Top Ten) and an additional Top Ten R&B hit in "Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)." The album and its "The Love I Lost" single also became milestones for Gamble & Huff productions and Philadelphia soul in general for introducing the dance groove that became so integral to disco. But while the two hits and "Is There a Place for Me" were forceful uptempo tracks, they were balanced by a good number of effective ballads, the only misstep (and a most curious one) being the decision to lead off the album with a cover of "Cabaret." The 2010 CD reissue adds the "Pt. 1" single versions of "The Love I Lost" and "I'm Weak for You" as bonus tracks, and, more importantly, very interesting liner notes spotlighting detailed recollections by MFSB guitarist Bobby Eli. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/29/2008
Label:	Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886976077822
Rank:	104143

Tracks

1. Cabaret
2. The Love I Lost
3. It All Depends On You
4. Concentrate On Me
5. Satisfaction Guaranteed (or Take Your Love Back)
6. Is There a Place For Me
7. I'm Weak For You
8. I'm Comin' Home Tomorrow

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes   Primary Artist
Harold Melvin   Primary Artist
Teddy Pendergrass   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Kenny Gamble   Composer,Liner Notes
Fred Ebb   Composer
Gene McFadden   Composer
Cary Gilbert   Composer
John Whitehead   Composer
Lenny Pakula   Arranger
Vince Montana   Arranger
C. Gilbert   Composer
Bobby Eli   Liner Notes
John Kander   Composer
Urve Kapsik   Photography
Joe Tarria   Engineer
Michal Bednarek   Executive Producer,Transcription,Liner Notes,Interviewer,Research
Leon Fort   Transcription
Leon Huff   Composer
Norman Harris   Arranger
Stuart West   Editing,Research,Liner Notes
Bobby Martin   Arranger
Alan Wilson   Digital Remastering
Sandy Speiser   Photography
Wayne A. Dickson   Editing,Mastering,Reissue Producer
Ed Lee   Art Direction