Sunrise is the 11th and final album by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, it was released in May 1980 and was produced by Robin Gibb (of the Bee Gees) and Blue Weaver. The songs were co-written by Gibb either with Weaver and/or his brothers. This album was released in US, Netherlands, UK, Norway, and Germany. The lead single "Hold On (To My Love)" reached top ten in UK and US.[2][3]
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| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1980 at Kingdon Studios, Syosset, New York and at Criteria Studios, Miami | |||
| Genre | Disco, funk, soul | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Producer | Robin Gibb, Blue Weaver | |||
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| Singles from Sunrise | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hits | 7½/10[1] |
The last song recorded for the album was "Songbird" was originally recorded by the Bee Gees and released on the album Main Course in 1975. "Where Do I Go", a country-style ballad, is sung by Jimmy Ruffin with Marcy Levy.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Robin Gibb and Blue Weaver, except where noted.
- Side one
- "Hold On (To My Love)" – 3:32
- "Forever" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:19
- "Night of Love" – 3:50
- "Searchin'" – 2:54
- "Changin' Me" – 3:10
- Side two
- "Where Do I Go" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Andy Gibb) – 3:53
- "Two People" – 4:07
- "Jealousy" – 3:58
- "Songbird" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Blue Weaver) – 4:40
Personnel
edit- Jimmy Ruffin – lead vocal
- Robin Gibb – backing vocal
- Barry Gibb – backing vocal on "Where Do I Go"
- Blue Weaver – keyboards, synthesizer, orchestral arrangement, arranger
- Bobby Cadway – guitar
- Alan Kendall – guitar
- Dennis Bryon – drums, backing vocal
- George Perry – bass, backing vocal
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocal
- Krystal Davis – backing vocal
- Janet Wright – backing vocal
- Chuck Kirkpatrick – bass
- Marcy Levy – lead vocal on "Where Do I Go"
- Joe Lala – percussion
- Pete Carr – guitar
- George Terry – guitar
- Charles Chalmers – backing vocal
- Sandy Rhodes – backing vocal
- Donna Rhodes – backing vocal
- Mike Lewis – orchestral arrangement, arranger
- The Boneroo Horns on "Jealousy"
- Whit Sidener
- Ken Faulk
- Jeff Kievett
- Don Bonsanti
- Jamis Marshall
- Production
- Greg Kolotkin – sound engineer (Kingdom Studios)
- Dennis Hetzendorfer – sound engineer (Criteria Studios)
- Robin Gibb – producer
- Blue Weaver – producer
References
edit- ^ Hillier, Bev. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 10–23, 1980): 31.
- ^ "JIMMY RUFFIN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy Ruffin - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014.