Loleatta Holloway is the fifth studio album by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1979 on the Gold Mind label.[1]

History

The album features the single "That's What You Said", which peaked at #30 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2] The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2014 by Big Break Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[3]

The Boston Globe wrote that "boisterous, unusual disco riffs interfere with her vocals, which are wrongfully slick, the opposite of her jubilant best."[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Greatest Performance of My Life"Sandro, Óscar Anderle, Robert Allen7:00
2."All About the Paper"Lowrell Simon, Clarence McDonald6:10
3."There Must Be a Reason"Bobby Womack, Bobby Incorvia6:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."That's What You Said"Bunny Sigler, Rick Wigginton6:55
5."Baby It's You"Burt Bacharach, Barney Williams, Mack David3:59
6."There'll Come a Time"Floyd Smith, Eugene Record4:45
7."Sweet Mother of Mine"Helen Robinson4:45
2014 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."The Greatest Performance of My Life" (12" Disco Mix)9:29
9."That's What You Said" (12" Disco Mix)10:10
10."All About the Paper" (Extended Version)7:11
11."The Greatest Performance of My Life" (Larry Levan Mix)6:48

Personnel

  • Roger Hawkins, Scotty Miller, Maurice Jennings – drums
  • Anthony Willis, Raymond Earl, Bernard Reed – bass
  • Bobby Womack, T.J. Tindall, Kim Miller, John Bishop – guitars
  • Bunny Sigler, Patrick Moten, Jimmy Sigler, Dennis Richardson – keyboards
  • Larry Washington, Emanuel Williams – congas
  • Bobby Womack, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson, The Waters, Patrick Moten – background vocals
  • The James Mack String Section, Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns, Patrick Moten and His Strings and Horns – strings
  • Muscle Shoals Horns – horns

Charts

Singles
Year Single Peak
US
Dan
[2]
1979 "That's What You Said" 30

References

  1. ^ "Loleatta Holloway Biography by Ed Hogan". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 156.
  4. ^ Freedberg, Mike (20 Dec 1979). "Records". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 9.
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