1975 Teddy Pendergrass – TP
TP is the fourth album by American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass. It reached No. 14 on the US pop albums chart and No. 3 on the US R&B albums chart. It spawned the top ten singles, “Can’t We Try”, which was also featured in the soundtrack to the film Roadie, and “Love T.K.O.” TP is Pendergrass’s only album while at Philadelphia International Records made without any input from label founders Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
Tracks
1 Is It Still Good To Ya (Valerie Simpson; Nickolas Ashford) 03:45
2 Take Me In Your Arms Tonight (Cynthia Biggs; Dexter Wansel) 05:23
3 I Just Called To Say (Cecil Womack) 04:28
4 Can’t We Try (Ken Hirsch; Ronald Miller) 05:03
5 Feel The Fire (Peabo Bryson) 05:32
6 Girl You Know (Valerie Simpson; Nickolas Ashford) 04:03
7 Love T.K.O. (Cecil Womack; Eddie Noble) 05:00
8 Let Me Love You (Gene McFadden; Jerry Cohen; John Whitehead) 05:19
Biography
Musicians
1 Is It Still Good To Ya
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Horns | Arif Mardin |
| Strings | Arif Mardin |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
| Background Vocals | Ullanda McCullough |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
2 Take Me In Your Arms Tonight
| Bass | James Lee Williams |
| Drums | Quinton Joseph |
| Guitar | Dennis Harris |
| Guitar | Roland Chambers |
| Keyboards | Dexter Wansel |
| Percussion | Cynthia Biggs |
| Percussion | Dexter Wansel |
| Percussion | Miguel Fuentes |
| Background Vocals | Frank Washington |
| Background Vocals | James King |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Carla Benson |
| Background Vocals | Evette Benton |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
3 I Just Called To Say
| Bass | James Lee Williams |
| Drums | Quinton Joseph |
| Keyboards | Cynthia Biggs |
| Synthesizer | Dexter Wansel |
| Background Vocals | Cecil Womack |
| Background Vocals | Dexter Wansel |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
4 Can’t We Try
| Bass | James Lee Williams |
| Drums | Keith Benson |
| Guitar | Dennis Harris |
| Keyboards | Dennis Williams |
| Horns | Don Renaldo |
| Strings | Don Renaldo |
| Background Vocals | Brenda Jones |
| Background Vocals | Shirley Jones |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Jones |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
5 Feel The Fire
| Bass | James Lee Williams |
| Drums | Quinton Joseph |
| Guitar | Cecil Womack |
| Guitar | Dennis Harris |
| Keyboards | Dexter Wansel |
| Sax | Michael Pedicin |
| Background Vocals | Frank Washington |
| Background Vocals | James King |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Carla Benson |
| Background Vocals | Dexter Wansel |
| Background Vocals | Evette Benton |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
6 Girl You Know
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Horns | John Edward Davis |
| Horns | Rob Mounsey |
| Strings | John Edward Davis |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
| Background Vocals | Ullanda McCullough |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
7 Love T.K.O.
| Bass | James Lee Williams |
| Drums | Quinton Joseph |
| Guitar | Cecil Womack |
| Keyboards | Cynthia Biggs |
| Background Vocals | Frank Washington |
| Background Vocals | James King |
| Background Vocals | John King |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Crew |
| Background Vocals | Cecil Womack |
| Background Vocals | Dexter Wansel |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
8 Let Me Love You
| Bass | James Lee Williams |
| Drums | Keith Benson |
| Guitar | Dennis Harris |
| Guitar | Roland Chambers |
| Background Vocals | Jerry Cohen |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Carla Benson |
| Background Vocals | Evette Benton |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
Liner Notes
Producer – Valerie Ashford, Nickolas Simpson (Tracks 1, 6)
Producer – Dexter Wansel (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7)
Producer – Teddy Pendergrass (Tracks 4, 5)
Producer – Jack Faith (Track 4)
Producer – Cecil Womack, Cynthia Biggs (Track 7)
Producer – Gene McFadden, Jerry Cohen, John Whitehead (Track 8)
Arranged By – John Davis (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By – Dexter Wansel (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7)
Arranged By – Jack Faith (Track 4)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – Teddy Pendergrass (Tracks 3, 5)
Engineer – Arthur Stoppe, Dirk Devlin, Kenny Present, Michael Hutchinson, Peter Humphreys
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruce Bluestein, Doug Grinbergs, Joan Meisel, John Convertino, Matthew Wilder, Mike Spitz, Vincent Warsavage
Mixed By – Jimmy Simpson (Track 1)
Design – Ed Lee, Phyllis H.B.
Photography – Norman Seeff
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, NY
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