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The Jones Girls (album)

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Released
  
1979

Genre
  
Soul Philadelphia soul

Recorded
  
1979

Length
  
35:10

Studio
  
Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Label
  
Philadelphia International

The Jones Girls is the self-titled debut album by same name. Released in 1979, it includes the million-selling single, "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else", which charted at number five on the Soul Singles chart, number twelve on the Disco chart and number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, the latter being their only major chart entry there during their career.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "This Feeling's Killing Me" (Charles B. Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson, Richard Roebuck) 3:30
  2. "You Made Me Love You" (Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs) 4:53
  3. "Show Love Today" (McKinley Jackson, Shirley Jones, Valorie Jones, Brenda Jones Frazier) 3:52
  4. "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 5:17
  5. "Life Goes On" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:30
  6. "Who Can I Run To" (Charles B. Simmons, Frank Alstin, Jr, Richard Roebuck) 3:25
  7. "We're A Melody" (Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs) 5:25
  8. "I'm At Your Mercy" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 4:48

Personnel

  • The Jones Girls - lead and backing vocals
  • Dexter Wansel - guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer
  • Darnell Jordan, Dennis Harris, Herb Smith, Roland Chambers, Ronnie James - guitar
  • Bruce Hawes, Joseph B. Jefferson, Leon Huff, William Bloom - keyboards
  • James Williams, Steve Green - bass
  • Cliff Rudd, Quinton Joseph - drums
  • Bob Conga, David Cruse, Miguel Fuentes - percussion
  • Don Renaldo - strings, horns

    • References

    The Jones Girls (album) Wikipedia
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