So Soon We Change Explained

So Soon We Change
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Ruffin
Cover:	David Ruffin - So Soon We Change.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	United Sound Systems, Detroit; A&M Studios, Hollywood; Soundmixers Studios, New York City
Genre:	Soul, R&B
Length:	36:26
Label:	Warner Bros.^[1]
Producer:	Don Davis
Prev Title:	In My Stride
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Gentleman Ruffin
Next Year:	1980

So Soon We Change is a 1979 album by Temptations singer David Ruffin.^[2] It was his first album for Warner Bros. Records after years of being with Motown.

Critical reception

The Omaha World-Herald wrote that "Ruffins' solid, grainy voice stays mostly in the middle range."^[3]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Let Your Love Rain Down on Me" (Charles McCollough, Joe Shamwell, Tommy Tate)
2. "Break My Heart" (David Garner)
3. "I Get Excited" (Steven Hairston)
4. "Chain on the Brain" (Tony Hester)

Side Two

1. "Morning Sun Looks Blue" (Michael Amitin)
2. "Let's Stay Together" (Don Davis, Duane Freeman)
3. "So Soon We Change" (James Dean, John Glover)
4. "Sexy Dancer" (Don Davis, Elwin Rutledge)

Personnel

• David Ruffin - vocals
• Bruce Nazarian, Dennis Coffey, Norman Warner, Robert Troy - guitar
• Anthony Willis, Steven Hairston - bass
• Arnold Ingram, Michael Amitin, Ruby Robinson - keyboards
• Jerry Jones - drums
• Larry Fratangelo - percussion
• Mike Iacopelli - ARP syndrum
• Sam Peake - saxophone
• Terry Harrington - alto saxophone
• Patrick Adams - string and horn arrangements

Chart history

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1979	"Break My Heart"	-	9
1979	"I Get Excited"	-	79
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Soul Brothers Top 20 Albums. Jet. December 6, 1979. Johnson Publishing Company.
2. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
3. News: Smith . Will . New Sounds . Omaha World-Herald . 25 Sep 1979 . 14.