The Power of Joe Simon
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Released | 1973 | |||
Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
Label | Spring | |||
Producer | Raeford Gerald, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Joe Simon, John Richbourg | |||
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The Power of Joe Simon is the eighth studio album recorded by American singer Joe Simon, released in 1973 on the Spring Records label.
Chart performance[]
The album peaked at No. 15 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 97 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Power of Love", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Trouble in My Home", which reached No. 5 on the Hot Soul Singles Chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Step by Step", which charted at No. 6 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Step by Step" | Raeford Gerald | 3:02 |
2. | "Your Time to Cry" | Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon, Dock Price, Jr. | 2:57 |
3. | "Drowning in the Sea of Love" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:22 |
4. | "You Are the One" | Joe Simon | 2:55 |
5. | "Trouble in My Home" | Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon | 3:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Talk Don't Bother Me" | Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon | 2:55 |
7. | "To Lay Down Beside You" | Tim Drummond | 3:15 |
8. | "Power of Love" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Joe Simon | 2:45 |
9. | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Kris Kristofferson | 2:40 |
10. | "Georgia Blue" | Larry Neal | 2:55 |
Charts[]
Chart (1973) | Peak [2] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 97 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 15 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | |
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US R&B [2] | ||
1972 | "Power of Love" | 11 | 1 |
"Trouble in My Home" | 50 | 5 | |
1973 | "Step by Step" | 37 | 6 |
References[]
- ^ The Power of Joe Simon review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "US Charts > Joe Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links[]
- The Power of Joe Simon at Discogs (list of releases)
Categories:
- 1973 albums
- Joe Simon (musician) albums
- Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble
- Albums produced by Leon Huff
- Spring Records albums