Hard Core Poetry
| Hard Core Poetry | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound Labs (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 34:25 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | |||
| Tavares chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Hard Core Poetry is the second studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1974 on the Capitol label.
Commercial performance
[edit]The album peaked at No. 12 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Too Late", which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hall & Oates' "She's Gone", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Remember What I Told You to Forget", which reached No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone to Go Home To" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "She's Gone" | Daryl Hall, John Oates | 3:38 |
| 3. | "My Ship" | 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Leave It Up to the Lady" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "To Love You" | 4:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Too Late" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Remember What I Told You to Forget" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "What You Don't Know" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Hard Core Poetry" | 4:23 |
Personnel
[edit]- Tavares
- Butch Tavares
- Chubby Tavares
- Pooch Tavares
- Ralph Tavares
- Tiny Tavares
with:
- Jeana Jackson - introductory narration on "To Love You"
- Michael Omartian - keyboards, arrangements, conductor
- Dennis Lambert – keyboards
- Wilton Felder, Scott Edwards – bass
- Ed Greene – drums
- Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Ben Benay – guitar
- Gary Coleman, Brian Potter – percussion
- Sid Sharp – string concertmaster
- The Boogie Symphony – strings
- Technical
- Joe Sidore - recording engineer
- Larkin Arnold - executive producer
- Roy Kohara - art direction
- Richard Rankin - cover photography
Charts
[edit]Album
| Chart (1974) | Peaks [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 121 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [2] | ||
| 1974 | "Too Late" | 59 | 10 |
| "She's Gone" | 50 | 1 | |
| 1975 | "Remember What I Told You to Forget"/"My Ship" | 25 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Alex. Hard Core Poetry review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Tavares". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Hard Core Poetry at Discogs (list of releases)
