Charlene (Charlene album) explained

Charlene
Type:	studio
Artist:	Charlene
Cover:	Charlene (Charlene album).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1976
Studio:	Motown/Hitsville U.S.A.
Genre:	Soul, R&B, pop
Label:	Prodigal
Producer:	Ron Miller (tracks 1, 3-6, 8 and 10; co-producer on tracks 2, 7 and 9), Berry Gordy (track 2), Don Costa (track 2), Clayton Ivey (track 3), Mike Lewis (track 3), Terry Woodford (track 3), Larry Duncan (track 7), Bob Gaudio (track 9)
Next Title:	Songs of Love
Next Year:	1977

Charlene is the debut album by Charlene.^[1] The two singles released from the album, "It Ain't Easy Comin' Down" and "I've Never Been to Me", both reached No.97 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. The latter of these was re-released in 1982, reaching No. 3 in the US, and No. 1 in the UK.

Track listing

Side one

1. "It Ain't Easy Comin' Down" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) 3:38
2. "I've Never Been to Me" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) 4:05
3. "Rings" (Eddie Reeves, Alex Harvey) 3:02
4. "Somewhere in My Life" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) 4:30
5. "I Want to Come Back as a Song" (Ron Miller) 2:26

Side two

1. "Hey Mama" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) 4:00
2. "I Love Every Little Thing About You" (Stevie Wonder) 3:00
3. "It's Really Nice to Be in Love Again" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) 3:56
4. "Shake a Hand" (Carol Carmichael) 2:58
5. "On My Way to You" (Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch) 3:56

Notes and References

1. Jon Kutner 1000 UK Number One Hits 2010 0857123602 "They teamed her up with the song-writing duo, Ron Richards and Ken Hirsch, but her first single, 'All That Love Went To Waste' did just that. In 1977 she had dropped her surname altogether and released her first album, Charlene, which confusingly credited her as Charlene Duncan on the sleeve. The first single from it, "It Ain't Easy Comin' Down", barely scraped into the US chart."