Surrender (O'Bryan album)
| Surrender | ||||
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| Released | December 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California | |||
| Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
| Length | 41:08 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman | |||
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Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.
Reception[]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tenderoni" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 3:48 |
| 2. | "You Have Got To Come To Me" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Driving Force" | O'Bryan Burnette II | 5:52 |
| 4. | "Maria" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:24 |
| 5. | "What Goes Around" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 5:34 |
| 6. | "Is This For Real" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Dreamin' About You" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:31 |
| 8. | "Surrender" | Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren | 4:17 |
Charts[]
| Year | Album | Chart positions[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1986 | Surrender | — | 66 |
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1986 | "Tenderoni" | — | 35 | — |
| 1987 | "Driving Force" | — | 60 | — |
Personnel[]
- O'Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
- Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
- Melvin Davis – bass guitar
- Karl Denson – saxophone
- Virgie Hunter – trumpet
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
- Chuck Morris – drums
- Levi Seacer – guitar
- Bruce Sterling – keyboards
- David Vansuch – saxophone
- Alex Brown – background vocals
- Carmen Carter – background vocals
- Lynn Davis – background vocals
- Clayton Dover – background vocals
- Rafael Dover – background vocals
References[]
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r59749/review
- ^ "O'Bryan US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "O'Bryan US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1986 albums
- O'Bryan albums
- Capitol Records albums
- Boogie albums