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III (S.O.S. Band album)

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Released
  
October 29, 1982

III(1982)
  
On the Rise(1983)

Release date
  
29 October 1982

Length
  
44:50

Artist
  
The S.O.S. Band

Label
  
Tabu Records

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Recorded
  
Master Sound(Atlanta, Georgia)Axis Recording(Atlanta, Georgia)Sound Masters(Los Angeles, California)Larrabee Sound(Los Angeles, California)

Producer
  
Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier

Genres
  
Funk, Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Boogie, Urban contemporary

Similar
  
The SOS Band albums, Funk albums

III is the third album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in October 1982. It was produced by Ricky Sylvers and Gene Dozier.

Contents

History

The album peaked at #27 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #172 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "High Hopes" and "Have It Your Way", each peaking at #25 and #57 respectively. "High Hopes" also reached #49 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The third single, "Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')", peaked at #47 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and #72 on the UK Singles Chart.

"High Hopes" is notable for being the first collaboration between the group and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who would go on to write and produce several hits for the group. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

  • Mary Davis – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocoder, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Billy Ellis – saxophone
  • John Simpson – bass, background vocals
  • Bruno Speight – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, background vocals
  • Jerome "JT" Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Willie "Sonny" Killebrew – saxophone

    • Additional Personnel

  • William Shelby, Leon F. Sylvers III, Joey Gallo – keyboards
  • Crystal McCarey, Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier – background vocals

    • Production

  • Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier – producers
  • Leon F. Sylvers – executive producer
  • Ron Christopher – recording engineer
  • Steve Hodge – recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Wally Traugott – mastering engineer
  • Diem Jones – photography
  • Jones & Armitage – design

    • Charts

    Albums
    Singles

    Songs

    1Can't Get Enough
    2High Hopes
    3Have It Your Way

    References

    III (S.O.S. Band album) Wikipedia
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