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Too (S.O.S. Band album)

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Released
  
July 31, 1981

Producer
  
Sigidi

Artist
  
The S.O.S. Band

Label
  
Tabu Records

Length
  
42:33

Too (1981)
  
III (1982)

Release date
  
31 July 1981

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Recorded
  
Spectrum Studios (Venice, California) Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles, California) Axis Sound Recorders (Atlanta, Georgia) Web IV Studio (Atlanta, Georgia) Ocean Way Recorders (Hollywood, California) Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California) Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park, California) The Sound Castle (Los Angeles, California)

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

Similar
  
On the Rise, Diamonds in the Raw, One of Many Nights, Sands of Time, III

Too is the second album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in July 1981. It was produced by Sigidi.

Contents

History

The album peaked at #30 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #117 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "Do It Now (Part 1)" and "You" They peaked at #15 and #64 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

  • Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocals
  • Billy Ellis – saxophone, vocals
  • John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals
  • Mary Davis – vocals, percussion
  • James Earl Jones – drums, vocals
  • W. Sonny Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Bruno Speight guitar, vocals
  • Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, trombone, vocals

    • Additional Personnel

  • Travis Biggs – keyboards, flute, harp
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson – percussion
  • David Majal Li – alto saxophone
  • Rhonghea Southern – guitar, background vocals
  • Phyllis "Penny" Wanzo, Rosalyn Sweeper, Fredi Grace, Keith Rawls – background vocals
  • Ben Picone, William Henderson (concertmasters) – strings

    • Production

  • Sigidi – producer
  • Clarence Avant – executive producer
  • Steve Williams – chief engineer
  • Les Horn; Assistant engineer
  • Fred Wesley – horns and strings arrangements
  • Joe Q. Hall, Scott Skidmore, Sabrina Buchanek, Peter Damski, Les Horn, Greg Webster, Richard Wells, Mark Ettle, Tony Chiappa, Louis Summers, Les Cooper, Mitch Gibson – assistant engineers
  • Steve Marcussen – mastering
  • Art Sims, 11:24 Design – art direction
  • Don Miller – photography (front cover)
  • David Randale – photography (back cover)
  • Nick Fasciano – logo sculpture

    • Charts

    Singles

    Songs

    1It's a Long Way to the Top4:13
    2Do It Now6:54
    3There Is No Limit5:07

    References

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