Loleatta (1977 album) explained

Loleatta
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Loleatta Holloway
Cover:	Loleatta 1977 album.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Paragon, Chicago, Illinois
Genre:	R&B, disco
Label:	Gold Mind
Producer:	Norman Harris, Ron Kersey, Floyd Smith
Prev Title:	Cry to Me
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Queen of the Night
Next Year:	1978

Loleatta is the third studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1977 on the Gold Mind label. Another Holloway album titled Loleatta was released in 1973.

History

The album features the singles "Worn Out Broke Heart", which peaked at #25 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Dreamin'", which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Hit and Run" also charted at #56 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.

Personnel

Sigma Sound Studios

• Earl Young  - drums
• Ron Baker  - bass
• Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall, Roland Chambers  - guitars
• Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent, T.G. Conway  - keyboards
• Larry Washington,  - congas
• Vincent Montana Jr.  - vibes
• Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson  - background vocals
• Jack Faith  - flute
• Robert Hartzell, Rocco Bene  - trumpets
• Roger De Lillo, Fred Joiner, Richard Genovese, Robert Moore  - trombones
• Joe De Angelis, Milton Phibbs, Jeffery Kirschen  - French horns
• Don Renaldo, Rudolph Malizia, Richard Jones, Gov Hutchinson, Charles Apollonia, Americus Mungiole, Diane Barnett, Christine Reeves  - violins
• Davis Barnett, Anthony Sinagoga  - violas
• Romeo Di Stefano  - cello

Paragon Studios

• Quentin Joseph  - drums
• Bernard Reed  - bass
• Bobby Eli, John Bishop  - guitars
• Tennyson Stephens  - keyboards
• Emanuel Willis, Henry Gibson  - congas
• Lionel Bordelon, Eddie Shedosky  - trumpets
• Gene Chausow, Bill Klinghoffer  - French horns
• Morris Ellis, Tillman Buggs  - trombones
• James Mack  - flute
• Ruth Goodman, Jerry Sabrensky, Joe Golan, Everett Mirsky, Sol Bobrov, Elliott Golub, Fred Spector  - violins
• Lee R. Lane, Roger Moulton, Harold Kupper  - violas

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US ^[1]	US R&B	US Dan
1976	"Worn Out Broken Heart"	-	25	-
1977	"Dreamin'"	72	-	3
	"Hit and Run"	-	56
	"Ripped Off"	-	-

Notes and References

1. US Charts > Loleatta Holloway. Billboard. 29 January 2018.