Joy (Teddy Pendergrass album) explained

Joy
Type:Studio
Artist:Teddy Pendergrass
Cover:tpjoy.jpg
Released:1988
Recorded:QCA Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Kajem/Victory Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre:Soul
Length:45:18
Label:Elektra
Producer:Teddy Pendergrass, Miles Jaye, Nick Martinelli, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway
Prev Title:Workin' It Back
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Truly Blessed
Next Year:1991

Joy is a studio album by the American singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1988 on Elektra Records.[1] [2] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" category.[3]

Joy peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the R&B chart, Pendergrass's highest placing on the chart since 1979's No. 1 album Teddy.[4] It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Reggie and Vincent Calloway, Nick Martinelli, Miles Jaye, and Pendergrass.[6] It was mostly recorded at Victory Studios, in Philadelphia.[7]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune called the album "an accomplished meditation on romantic love and perhaps an exercise in imagination."[8] The Washington Post praised the "dusky purr on slow-groove songs like '2 A.M.' and 'Love Is the Power'."[9] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Pendergrass's "smoldering style has been replaced by a sleek, sophisticated sound that recalls the urbane elegance of Luther Vandross' best work."

Track listing

  1. "Joy" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Joel Davis) - 6:18
  2. "2 A.M." (James S. Carter, Kevin J. Askins, Marvin Hammett) - 5:25
  3. "Good to You" (Miles Jaye) - 5:13
  4. "I'm Ready" (Jaye) - 5:12
  5. "Love Is the Power" (R. Calloway, V. Calloway, Davis) - 6:16
  6. "This Is the Last Time" (Gabriel Hardeman, Annette Hardeman, G Syier Hawkins Brown) - 6:27
  7. "Through the Falling Rain (Love Story)" (Carter, Askins, Hammett) - 4:58
  8. "Can We Be Lovers" (Carter, Freddie Williams) - 5:29

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: Wilker . Deborah . Pendergrass a Joy to Hear . Sun-Sentinel . 12 June 1988 . 3F.
  2. News: Jones IV . James T. . Soul's sweet revival . USA Today . 18 May 1988 . 1D.
  3. Web site: Teddy Pendergrass . Recording Academy . 12 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Teddy Pendergrass . Billboard . 12 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Teddy Pendergrass . Official Charts . 12 April 2023.
  6. McAdams . Janine C. . Pendergrass Finds 'Joy' in Hot New Elektra Album . Billboard . Jul 9, 1988 . 100 . 28 . 24.
  7. Waldron . Clarence . Teddy Pendergrass Says Marriage and Career Are a 'Joy' . Jet . Jul 11, 1988 . 74 . 15 . 36.
  8. News: Milward . John . Pop, Soul, and Sex . Chicago Tribune . 28 Apr 1988 . 17C.
  9. News: Brown . Joe . Between Soul Roles and a Rocky Place . The Washington Post . 27 May 1988 . N25.

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