The Two of Us (Yarbrough & Peoples album)
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The Two of Us is the debut album by the R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples. It was released in 1980 on Mercury Records
, and produced by Total Experience Records
owner Lonnie Simmons
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", which went to #1 on the R&B charts, #26 on the dance charts, and #19 on the pop charts. The album peaked at #1 on the R&B Charts and #16 on the pop charts..
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
, and produced by Total Experience Records
Total Experience Records
Total Experience Records was a record label founded in 1977 by Lonnie Simmons. Its two major acts were The Gap Band and Yarbrough & Peoples. It originally began as a production company with a distribution deal through Mercury/PolyGram before becoming a full fledged label in 1981...
owner Lonnie Simmons
Lonnie Simmons
Lonnie Simmons is an American record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is founder and president of the now-defunct Total Experience Records. As a composer, he wrote several #1 R&B songs for his label's major acts, The Gap Band and Yarbrough and Peoples....
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Reception
The Two of Us contained the couple's biggest hit, "Don't Stop the MusicDon't Stop the Music (Yarbrough and Peoples song)
"Don't Stop the Music" is a song by Yarbrough and Peoples, from the duo's 1980 debut album, The Two of Us. It was released as a single on Mercury Records in 1981....
", which went to #1 on the R&B charts, #26 on the dance charts, and #19 on the pop charts. The album peaked at #1 on the R&B Charts and #16 on the pop charts..
Track Listing
- "Don't Stop the MusicDon't Stop the Music (Yarbrough and Peoples song)"Don't Stop the Music" is a song by Yarbrough and Peoples, from the duo's 1980 debut album, The Two of Us. It was released as a single on Mercury Records in 1981....
" 7:49 - "Crazy" 3:54
- "Third Degree" 4:54
- "Easy Tonight" 3:38
- "Want You Back Again" 4:15
- "Come to Me" 4:36
- "You're My Song" 4:58
- "Two of Us" 4:15
- "I Believe I'm Falling in Love" 3:52
Personnel
- Cavin Yarbrough & Alisa Peoples - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Temple McKinney - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Dionne "Flea" Oliver, Michael McKinney - Bass
- Victor "Widetrack" Hill - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Michael Wycoff, Patrick Moten - Keyboards
- J.P. "Sugarfoot" Moffett, Melvin Webb, Raymond Calhoun - Drums
- Butch Bonner, Jimmy Macon, Wes Blackman, Jonah Ellis - Guitar
- Loftin "Boots" Gray, Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- Percussion - Benjamin Wright, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Horns
- Jim GilstrapJim GilstrapJim Gilstrap is an American singer best known for his work as a session musician and his 1975 solo hit single "Swing Your Daddy", as well as singing co-lead to the theme from the TV series Good Times.-Career:...
, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Peterson - Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| 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... |
16 |
| 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... |
1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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 Disco |
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| 1981 | "Don't Stop The Music" | 19 | 1 | 26 |
| "Third Degree" | - | 74 | - | |