Doin' Alright

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Released April 1982 Doin' Alright (1982) You And I (1983) Release date April 1982 Genre Contemporary R&B		Length 38:17 Artist O'Bryan Label Capitol Records

Recorded 1981–1982 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California Producers O'Bryan, Don Cornelius, Melvin Lee Davis, Ron Kersey Similar You and I, Be My Lover, First, The Best of O'Bryan, Surrender

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Doin' Alright is the debut studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan.

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Reception

"Doin' Alright," was released in April 1982 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. The lead single, "The Gigolo," was a slice of funk with new wave and rock elements that emphasized O'Bryan's falsetto. Released in January, "The Gigolo" peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard R&B Singles charts.

The follow-up single was an updated cover of The Four Tops' "Still Water (Love)," peaking at No. 23. Among the other standouts on O'Bryan’s debut include the mid-tempo title track; the elegant ballad "Love Has Found Its Way;" and the sentimental "Can't Live Without Your Love."

Personnel

O'Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals, clavinet, acoustic piano

Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Melvin Davis – bass guitar, electric piano

Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone

Gary Grant – lead trumpet

Bill Green – baritone saxophone

Larry Hall – trumpet

Terry Harrington – tenor saxpohone

Ron Kersey – electric piano, synthesizers, background vocals

Johnny McGhee – guitar

Bob Payne – trombone

Jack Perry – synthesizers

Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano

Barry Rudolph – percussion

David Shields – drums

Melvin Webb – drums

Sam Dees – background vocals

Jeffrey Osborne – background vocals

Waters – background vocals

Bruce Miller – string and horn arrangements

Songs

1Right From the Start4:21
2Love Has Found It's Way4:26
3The Gigolo4:56

References

Doin' Alright Wikipedia

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