Teddy (album)

Teddy
Studio album by Teddy Pendergrass
Released	June 23, 1979
Recorded	1978–1979 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	41:59
Label	Philadelphia International Records
Producer	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
Life Is a Song Worth Singing 1978 Teddy 1979 Live! Coast to Coast 1979
Singles from Teddy
"Turn Off the Lights / If You Know Like I Know" Released: May 22, 1979 "Come Go With Me / Do Me" Released: August 8, 1979

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B [2]

Teddy was the third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released on June 23, 1979.^[3] It included more "bedroom ballads," comparable to Marvin Gaye's Midnight Love.

Two singles were released from the album: "Turn Off the Lights", which reached US Pop #48 and #2 on the R&B charts, and "Come Go With Me," which reached #14 R&B.

The album was nominated for an American Music Award, Favorite Soul/R&B Album in 1980 and 1981.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated

1. "Come Go With Me"
2. "Turn Off the Lights"
3. "I'll Never See Heaven Again" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
4. "All I Need Is You" (Darnell Jordan, Sherman Marshall)
5. "If You Know Like I Know" (Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead)
6. "Do Me"
7. "Set Me Free" (LeRoy Bell, Casey James)
8. "Life Is a Circle"

Personnel

• Teddy Pendergrass - Lead and Backing Vocals
• Leon Huff - Keyboards
• Thom Bell - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
• Charles Collins, Keith Benson, Quinton Joseph - Drums
• Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers, Anthony Bell - Guitar
• Bob Babbitt, James Williams - Bass
• Lenny Pakula - Organ
• David Cruse - Percussion
• Don Renaldo & His Horns and Strings - Strings, Horns
• Barbara Ingram, Carl Helm, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Joseph Jefferson - Backing Vocals

Charts

Singles

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Teddy Pendergrass-Teddy at Discogs