Originally released in 1977 as Jamerican Man with later pressings changing to the self titled "David Oliver". Charting at number eightteen on the 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...

 chart. The single "Ms." would chart at number thirteen Soul Singles

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,...

 chart in 1978. This album would also contain the original version of "Friends & Strangers" that would be Ronnie Laws

Ronnie Laws

Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Laws is an American jazz, blues and funk saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flautist Hubert Laws.-Biography:...

 album

Friends & Strangers

Friends & Strangers is the third album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in 1977 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...

 of the same name in 1977.

Track listing

1. What Kinda Woman - (Wayne Henderson
   Wayne Henderson (musician)
   Wayne Henderson is a soul-jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders...
   
   , David Oliver
   David Oliver (singer)
   David Oliver was a soul singer best known for the quite storm single "MS" as well as his composition "Friends & Strangers" which was covered by Ronnie Laws in 1977.-Biography:...
   
   ) 4:59
2. Love So Strong - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson) 3:31
3. Ms. - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson) 5:20
4. Friends & Strangers - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson , William Jeffreys) 4:59
5. Let's Make Happiness (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson , Wayne Henderson) 4:37
6. Munchies - (David Oliver, Lawrence Smith) 5:08
7. You And I - (Donny Beck) 5:00
8. Playin' At Bein' A Winner - (David Oliver, Ruth Robinson) 4:35

Charts

Chart (1978)	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...	128
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...	18

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Soul 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,...
1978	"Ms"	13

External links

• David Oliver-Jamerican Man at Discogs