So Delicious (song) explained

So Delicious
Type:single
Artist:Pockets
Album:So Delicious
B-Side:"La La (Means I Love You)"
Released:October 1979
Genre:Soul
Label:ARC 1-11121
Producer:Verdine White, Robert Wright
Arranger: Jerry Hey
Prev Title:"Catch Me"

So Delicious was a hit for the Baltimore soul/funk group Pockets. It was the 3rd hit for the group which had previously had hits with "Come Go With Me" and "Take It On Up".

Background

The song was backed with a cover of the Delfonics 1968 hit "La-La (Means I Love You)".[1] [2] It appeared on the B side of their album So Delicious which was released in August 1979 on the Arc label.[3] The single, like the album was a joint co-production by Verdine White, and Robert Wright. The arrangements were handled by Jerry Hey.[4] [5]

Charts

The song was a recommended Top Single Pick in the November 3, 1979, issue of Billboard.[6] The song was their third hit.[7] It peaked at No 34 during an 11-week chart run on the R&B singles chart.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 45Cat - Record Details, Artist: Pockets, Catalogue: 1-11121
  2. A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, By John A. Jackson - Page 71
  3. Discogs - Pockets – So Delicious
  4. 45Cat - Record Details, Artist: Pockets, Catalogue: 1-11121
  5. Billboard, September 8, 1979 - Page 60 Billboard's Top Album Picks
  6. Billboard, November 3, 1979 - Page 86 Billboard's Top Single Picks
  7. Music VF - The Pockets Top Songs
  8. Billboard - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs