Shoulda Gone Dancin' was the third album by High Inergy

High Inergy

High Inergy was an American R&B and soul girl group who found fame on Motown Records in the late 1970s. They are best known for their hit, "You Can't Turn Me Off ".-History:...

 and the first after the departure of lead vocalist Vernessa Mitchell

Vernessa Mitchell

Vernessa Mitchell is an R&B/soul/gospel/house music artist from Pasadena, California. She was the lead singer of the Motown recording act High Inergy before gaining success as gospel artist.-Career:...

. Now reduced to a trio, this album features Barbara Mitchell (Vernessa's sister) on lead vocals. The album was a commercial and critical disappointment. It peaked at only #72 on Billboard's

Billboard (magazine)

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 R&B Album charts and #147 on the Pop Album charts. The album spawned one chart single, the title track, which was a moderate dance and R&B hit.

Track listing

The following is the track listing from the original vinyl LP.
Side One:

1. "Shoulda Gone Dancin'" (Donnell Jones/Anthony Mason) - 9:44
2. "I've Got What You Need" (Marvin Augustus/P. Scott) - 4:36
3. "Come and Get It" (Mel Bolton/Gwen Gordy Fuqua
   Gwen Gordy Fuqua
   Gwen Gordy Fuqua was the elder sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, sister of Motown songwriters Anna Gordy Gaye, Robert Gordy and George Gordy, sister of Motown Museum founder Esther Gordy Edwards, sister of Fuller Gordy and also Loucye Gordy, and the former wife of Harvey Fuqua...
   
   ) - 3:34

Side Two:

1. "Midnight Music Man" (T. Lupton/Chuck Creath) - 3:44
2. "Let Yourself Go" (Roger Dollarhide) - 4:51
3. "Love of My Life" (T. Lupton/Chuck Creath) - 3:37
4. "Too Late (The Damage is Done" (D. Augustus/L. Evans/Marvin Augustus) - 4:20

Production

The following information comes from the original vinyl LP.

• Producers: Marvin Augustus, Mel Bolton, Chuck Creath, Roger Dollarhide, Gwen Gordy Fuqua
  Gwen Gordy Fuqua
  Gwen Gordy Fuqua was the elder sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, sister of Motown songwriters Anna Gordy Gaye, Robert Gordy and George Gordy, sister of Motown Museum founder Esther Gordy Edwards, sister of Fuller Gordy and also Loucye Gordy, and the former wife of Harvey Fuqua...
  
   and Kent Washburn
• Arrangers: Marvin Augustus, William Bickelhaupt, Mel Bolton, Roger Dollarhide, L. A. Johnson, Donnell Jones and Gerald Lee
• Recording Engineers: Roger Dollarhide, Peter Haden, Bob Robitaille, David Coe and Stephen Smith
• Mixing Engineers: Russ Terrana, Jane Clark, Roger Dollarhide and Art Stewart
• Mastering Engineer: Jack Andrews
• Assistant Engineers: Dennis Moody, Peter Haden, Romie Luvrich, Leslie Kearney, Dan Lopman, Ernestine Madison, Gail Ritter, James Warmack, Deborah Scott, Virginia Pallante, John Howe, Brian Vessa and Ralph Lotten

• Art Direction: Norm Ung
• Design and Illustration: Vigon Nahas Vigon
• Logo Design: Tom Nikosey
• Project Manager: Brenda Boyce

• Executive Producer: Berry Gordy
  Berry Gordy
  Berry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
  
  

Session musicians

The following information comes from the original vinyl LP.

• Nate Alford, Jr., percussion
• Jack Ashford
  Jack Ashford
  Jack Ashford , known to his friends as Jashford, is an African-American musician, widely known as the percussionist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. Ashford is most famous for playing the tambourine on hundreds of Motown recordings...
  
  , percussion
• John Barnes, keyboards/synthesizer
• Kevin Bassinson, keyboards
• Alvino Bennett, drums
• William Bickelhaupt, acoustic piano
• Michael Boddicker
  Michael Boddicker
  Michael J. Boddicker , is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. Three times N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" and MVP Emeritus, he was awarded a Grammy as a songwriter for Imagination from Flashdance in 1984...
  
  , synthesizer
• Mel Bolton, guitar
• Chuck Creath, Fender Rhodes/synthesizer
• Ron Davison, congas
• Quentin Dennard, drums
• Roger Dollarhide, electric piano
• Steve Fishman, bass
• James Gadson
  James Gadson
  James Gadson is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B music....
  
  , drums
• Greg Grahan, percussion
• Richard Graham, percussion
• John Greene, guitar
• James Jamerson, Jr., bass
• James Jamerson, Sr.
  James Jamerson
  James Lee Jamerson was an American bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s , and he is now regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history...
  
  , bass
• Gerald Lee, percussion
• Kenny Lupper, acoustic piano
• Anthony Mason, bass
• Greg Middleton, bass
• David Pruitt, guitar
• Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, guitar
• Robert Robertie, drums
• Werner Schuchner, guitar
• Mike Thompson, electric piano
• David T. Walker, guitar
• Benny Wallace, guitar
• Kent Washburn, vibes
• Melvin Webb, percussion