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Released
  
1977

Producer
  
Harold Melvin

Release date
  
1977

Genre
  
R&B/Soul

Reaching for the World (1977)
  
Now is the Time (1977)

Label
  
ABC Records

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Artist
  
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

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Reaching for the World was the fifth album by American vocal group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. This, their debut album for the ABC Records label, was recorded in 1976 and released in 1977. On release it reached #56 in the US Billboard 200 and #15 in the US R&B Charts. The lead single was "Reaching For The World" which reached #74 in the US Billboard 100 and #6 in the US R&B Charts. Then "After You Love Me, Why Do You Leave Me", which featured Sharon Paige, reached #102 in the US Billboard 100 and #15 in the US R&B Charts. Hostage Parts 1&2 was chosen as the final single, but failed to chart.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Reaching for the World" (Derek Floyd) – 4:24
  2. "Where There’s a Will - There’s a Way" (Harold J. Melvin/Melvin & Mervin Steele) – 4:04
  3. "After You Love Me, Why Do You Leave Me" (Harold J. Melvin/Kenny Gamble) – 4:42
  4. "Sandman" (Hubert V. Yarborough) – 4:25

Side 2

  1. "Hostage Part 1 & 2" (Hubert V. Yarborough) – 6:30
  2. "He Loves You and I Do Too" (Harold J. Melvin) – 3:37
  3. "Big Singing Star" (Harold J. Melvin) - 3:33
  4. "Stay Together" (J. Whitehead/G. McFadden/Victor Carstarphen) – 5:00

Production

  • Producer: Harold Melvin for Million Dollar Records
  • Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
  • Engineers: Jim Gallagher and Art Stoppe
  • Assistant Engineers: Peter Humphreys, Jeffrey Stewart, Carla Bandini and Jim Dougherty
  • Album Art Direction: Frank Mulvey and Earl Klasky
  • Album Design: Stan Evenson
  • References

    Reaching for the World Wikipedia