Imagination (The Whispers album)

Overview

The album contains two singles which made the U.S. Hot R&B charts: "It's a Love Thing", which peaked at number two in early 1981; and "I Can Make it Better". Both singles were produced by SOLAR Records' main in-house producer Leon F. Sylvers III. Also featured in the album is "Up on Soul Train", the theme song used on the syndicated television series Soul Train from 1980 to 1983; it was composed by the creator, producer, and host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius.

The music video to the single "It's a Love Thing" is notable for having an early appearance from then-unknown actress Daphne Maxwell Reid. As of September 2016, the song appears in a L'Oreal commercial for Preference Mousse Absolue.

Track listing

1. "Imagination" (Larry White, Grady Wilkins) - 6:15
2. "It's a Love Thing" (Dana Meyers, William Shelby) - 5:10
3. "Say You (Would Love for Me Too)" (Nicholas Caldwell) - 5:03
4. "Continental Shuffle" (Mark Adam Wood, Jr.) - 4:34
5. "I Can Make It Better" (Meyers, Shelby, Stephen Shockley) - 7:14
6. "Girl I Need You" (White, Wilkins) - 4:18
7. "Up on Soul Train" (Don Cornelius) - 5:18
8. "Fantasy" (Werner Schuchner, Ahaguna Sun) 4:21

Personnel