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

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.

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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