The album spawned three singles including "High Hopes

High Hopes (SOS Band song)

"High Hopes" is the 6th charting single for The SOS Band. It reached number 25 on the R&B chart in 1982. It marked the first collaboration of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with the group....

", which reached #25 on the R&B Chart, "Have It Your Way" (#49 R&B), and "Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" which peaked at #47 on the U.S. Dance chart and #72 on the UK Singles Chart.

"High Hopes" is notable for being the first collaboration between the group and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...

, who would go on the write and produce several hits for the group.

Track listing

1. "Can't Get Enough" - (Charmaine Sylvers
   The Sylvers
   The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
   
   , Glen Barbee) (5:45)
2. "High Hopes
   High Hopes (SOS Band song)
   "High Hopes" is the 6th charting single for The SOS Band. It reached number 25 on the R&B chart in 1982. It marked the first collaboration of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with the group....
   
   " - (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
   Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
   James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
   
   ) (6:29)
3. "Have It Your Way" - (John Simpson) (5:07)
4. "Your Love (It's the One for Me)" - (Crystal McCarey, Gene Dozier) (5:18)
5. "Good & Plenty" - (Bruno Speight, Charmaine Sylvers
   The Sylvers
   The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
   
   , Gene Dozier, John Simpson) (4:24)
6. "Looking for You" - (Bruno Speight, John Simpson) (4:27)
7. "These Are the Things" - (John Simpson, Mary Davis, Travis Biggs) (4:47)
8. "You Shake Me Up" - (Gene Dozier, Jason Bryant) (4:00)
9. "Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" - (Charmaine Sylvers
   The Sylvers
   The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
   
   , Gene Dozier) (4:28)

Personnel

• Mary Davis - Lead Vocals, Backing vocals
• Jason Bryant - Keyboards , Vocoder, vocals, backing vocals
• Abdul Ra'oof - Trumpet , Flugelhorn , Percussion, vocals, backing vocals
• John Simpson - Bass, backing vocals
• Bruno Speight - Guitar, backing vocals
• Willie Killebrew - Saxophone
• Billy Ellis - Saxophone
• Jerome Thomas - Drums, Percussion
• Joey Gallo - Keyboards
• Leon Sylvers III
  Leon Sylvers III
  Leon Frank Sylvers III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid 1980s through his association with Dick Griffey's SOLAR...
  
   - Keyboards
• William Shelby - Keyboards
• Crystal McCarey - Backing Vocals
• Ricky Sylvers
  The Sylvers
  The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
  
   - Backing Vocals
• Gene Dozier - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	172
Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	US Dance
1982	"High Hopes High Hopes (SOS Band song) "High Hopes" is the 6th charting single for The SOS Band. It reached number 25 on the R&B chart in 1982. It marked the first collaboration of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with the group.... "	25	49
	"Have It Your Way"	49	—
	"Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')"	47	72

External links

• The S.O.S. Band-III at Discogs